Cameron Olson COM 112-02 The Brechtian Authority Bertolt Brecht‚ a key German dramatist‚ playwright‚ poet and director of the twentieth century developed what became known as epic‚ or nondramatic‚ theater. Brecht ’s overall idea was that drama should not model real life‚ or try to convince audiences that what they are watching is actually occurring‚ but instead should mimic the art of the epic playwright and simply present a story of past events. Brecht’s theory is fully explained in
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known without reliance on faith and scriptures first‚ before he undertakes to prove the existence of God by reason. But His existence is not self-evident and does require argumentation. Therefore‚ he is clear opposing The Ontological Argument of St. Anselm due to the argument he said that God’s existence is not self-evident. Aquinas thought that there are at least three approaches that can strengthen the truth about God philosophically: the cause path; ways of rejection‚ and the way of perfection
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intelligent designer‚ the Cosmological argument‚ made by Thomas Aquinas‚ which is based on the main idea that everything has a starting point so an uncaused god must have made/caused the universe‚ and the (entirely a priori) Ontological argument‚ made by Anselm‚ based on the main idea that god is perfect‚ and that existence is a predicate of perfection so therefore God must be real both in our minds and reality as he
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them to ask philosophical questions about God’s existence. The existence of God is a difficult philosophical question for any person to answer. Although there may never be an easy explanation for the existence of God‚ ancient philosophers such as Anselm‚ Augustine‚ and Aquinas have written about God’s existence in their work. In this paper‚ I will discuss Anselm’s ontological argument which begins with the definition of God and ends with the existence of God. I will first introduce the premises
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Throughout history humans have been trying to seek the ultimate truth. Many times the truth sought is God. We wonder if he exists or if he can hear our prayers? But how could we possibly discover the truth about such a powerful being? There have been many ways that people have gone about seeking God. The ways in which some humans have sought the truth can be seen in famous works of literature. Such works include The Desert Fathers‚ The Rule of St. Benedict’s and On Free Choice and Will. The best
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1. Grounded theory methods emerged from two sociologists‚ Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss‚ and their 1960s research on dying in hospitals—a topic that was rarely studied at that time. 2. Glaser and Strauss observed dying patients and how an awareness that they were dying influenced their interactions with relatives and hospital staff. 3. As they constructed their analyses of dying‚ they developed systematic methodological strategies that social scientists could adopt for studying other topics
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DEDICATION INTRODUCTION Wherever two people communicate‚ deception is a reality. It is present in our everyday social and professional lives and its detection can be beneficial‚ not only to us individually but to our society as a whole. For example‚ accurate deception detection can aid law enforcement officers in solving a crime. It can also help border control agents to detect potentially dangerous individuals during routine screening interviews. Currently‚ the most successful
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Harrison Hargett Humanities 1 Schnucker Tues‚ Thurs 2:00-3:15 455983 Peter Abelard Peter Abelard was born in Pallet‚ France on April 21st 1079. His father was in a military career but Peter followed the academic path studying dialectic. Later in his teens he went to school in Paris called Notre-Dame de Paris‚ William of Champeaux taught him. After being taught for a while Peter began to question William and argue against him. It was William’s school where Abelard’s application of logic
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because theology itself is one big mystery‚ an infinite reality that does not come with a clear-cut solution. The more someone uncovers regarding theology it becomes more mysterious‚ unlike a problem where typically the end is when an answer is found. Anselm had the initial idea for “faith seeking understanding” back in the 11th century. This is a phrase that shapes theology‚ as theology is constantly searching for the answers to the questions we have about God‚ but never truly finding the answer. As
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If God knows what we are going to do‚ he has no right to reward the good and punish the wicked. Discuss The idea that God gave humans free will is one that is essential to the Christian faith. This is highlighted in Genesis. If we were to believe this concept consequently‚ we would believe that we are morally responsible for our actions. The idea of omnipotence logically requires God knowing what we will do before we do it. This is a problem with the idea of free will‚ as this may mean that we
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