In the social sciences and life sciences‚ a case study (or case report) is a descriptive‚ exploratory or explanatory analysis of a person‚ group or event. An explanatory case study is used to explore causation in order to find underlying principles.[1][2] Case studies may be prospective (in which criteria are established and cases fitting the criteria are included as they become available) or retrospective (in which criteria are established for selecting cases from historical records for inclusion
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understood. The reforming spirituality of the twelfth century created a new lifestyle for the everyday Christian. In the twelfth century many reformers were hard at work altering the lives of Christians throughout Europe. From Pope Gregory VII to Anselm of Canterbury‚ each leader brought about change and new ideas. The lives of monastics as well as the lives of the nonsecular were greatly influenced by these reforms. An end
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The definition seems to be different from most definitions of God. God is usually a creator‚ a controller of the universe‚ or an arbiter of morality. When Anselm tries to prove this form of God‚ it is disconnected from many attributes described as God. Another point against this line is that God does not have to be constrained by our thoughts. God could be something beyond our comprehension. Many religious
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ontological argument is an argument that attempts to prove the existence of God by referring to the meaning of the word or by referring to the purportedly unique quality of the concept that is God. An example of this argument is the Pros logion of St. Anselm where the monk tried to provide Christian documentation for the existence of god. The relationship between C1 and C2 can be identified as a part-whole relationship where C2 can be considered part of C1. The reason being is because C2 refers to this
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What is Descartes’ Method of investigation called? How does he use this method to question what his senses tell him? Why does his primary reason for not trusting his senses fail to cast doubt on the truths of arithmetic and geometry? Is there any way‚ according to Descartes‚ of raising doubt about even these truths? Are all truths brought into doubt by this method? Does any belief survive? The first magnificent philosopher of the modern era was the Frenchman Rene’ Descartes. He began his
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Theme: Ever Timely‚ Ever Timeless There are a lot of philosophical issues or questions that are mostly involved in philosophy‚ but not all of these issues are preserved‚ some of these ideas are now unknown‚ yet many are still used and the argument about it is still ongoing. As of today‚ people still have questions about a lot of things. Although a lot of different philosophers have given their insights about a certain topic. Through all the centuries‚ only a few of these issues are used as their
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was most widely spread by Christian philosopher Robin Collins‚ and the similar idea that Yeshua died to defeat the powers of evil in the world‚ entitled the Christus Victor‚ was popularized by Gustaf Aulén’s book. These theories were succeeded by Anselm of Canterbury’s satisfaction theory‚ that Yeshua was sacrificed to satisfy the powers of justice and regain God’s honor. A further atonement theory stands apart from the rest. This is the moral influence theory‚ which teaches that the purpose of Yeshua’s
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arguments. In contrast to this‚ well known arguments against God’s existence include Sociological‚ Scientific‚ and Freudian arguments. The Ontological argument for the existence of God is one based on logical deduction. The argument‚ presented by Anselm‚ defined God as a being than which no greater can be conceived. He then reasoned that‚ if such a being fails to exist‚ then a greater being‚ a being than which no greater can be conceived‚ and which exists‚ can be conceived. However‚ nothing can be
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1. “I like the rain. Some people will tell you that the sun is the best‚ but they are wrong. What waits for you in the sun? Skin cancer. What waits for you in the rain? Puddles to jump in. I’ll take puddles over cancer any day.” Tell me as much as you can about this passage as an argument (especially the parts). p1. Sun will bring skin cancer. p2. Rain will bring puddles that we can jump. p3: Pain is bad‚ joy is good. If a thing causes more good things than bad things‚ then it is better. p4:
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History of philosophy From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see History of Philosophy (disambiguation). This article may require copy editing for grammar‚ style‚ cohesion‚ tone‚ or spelling.You can assist by editing it. (April 2013) Philosophy Philosophers Aestheticians Epistemologists Ethicists Logicians Metaphysicians Social and political philosophers Traditions Analytic Continental Eastern Islamic Platonic Scholastic Periods Ancient Medieval Modern
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