Melissa Watchorn November 4‚ 2011 The Teleological Argument and its Not-so-logical Form. The teleological argument attempts to prove in its form that there is an ultimate design and therefore ultimate designer of the universe. It attempts to tell us that‚ since the universe shows some form of design (a butterfly’s wings‚ a human eye‚ etc)‚ there must be some sort of intelligent designer behind it all. The argument from design is as follows: “Watches‚ houses‚ ships‚ machines and so on all
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in metaphysics is the existence of God‚ and there are many philosophical arguments from the theist and atheist side trying to prove whether God exists or not. In philosopher Ernest Nagel’s “A Defense of Atheism” he proves to dispel the classical arguments for the existence of God as well as give an atheistic view on why there could not be a God. Instead of just dispelling the theistic arguments Nagel brings forth an argument in defense of Atheism regarding the existence of evil and stands to prove
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skillfully uses to create a strong effective essay. Lamkin uses logos‚ or appeal to logic‚ by using effective and valid evidence‚ such as statistics and observations of credible source. By doing this Lamkin establishes the problem‚ and gives credibility toward an effective essay. On the other hand he creates balance by using an opposing solution from a credible source. Lamkin states “34 percent of university’s undergraduates have used stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall as study aids” (640). By
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brutal and disturbing photographs is absolutely necessary in order to thoroughly explain the severity of certain situations to the public‚ where keeping the gory truths could give some a false sense of safety or reality. Nora Ephron supports her argument through the use of vivid imagery‚ working from a scene‚ and strong evidence. Nora Ephron’s‚ "The Boston Photographs" begins with her giving a detailed background of a tragic 1930’s building fire‚ that provided a subject for three of Stanley Forman’s
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The Ontological Argument itself was proposed by Saint Anselm‚ who was the Archbishop of Canterbury. This argument was proposed in order to prove the existence of God‚ and since its creation has caused quite a bit of controversy. This argument is also known as a reduction ad absurdum‚ known more colloquially as “reduces to absurdity”‚ of Atheism as it draws a deep comparison between two beings where one only exists in understanding while the other exactly similar being exists in reality. This is one
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weaknesses of ontological argument The Ontological Argument was‚ and still is‚ a hot-topic for debate among philosophers; many famous philosophers have published criticisms of the theory including Immanuel Kant and St. Thomas Aquinas. This obviously raises questions regarding whether or not this argument works. While there is no clear-cut answer to these questions‚ I personally believe that the negatives of this argument outweigh the positives‚ thereby making it a weak argument. The first published
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There are many different arguments which attempt to help us understand more about the existence of God. One of these arguments is the Cosmological Argument which is essentially a theory which consists of 8 main points‚ but this essay will highlight the origins of the argument‚ the developments by Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas and some criticisms by David Hume and Immanuel Kant and coming to a conclusion of how successfully the Cosmological Argument proves the existence of God. The first form of
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The author of this piece is Dr. Gordon Allport. He is the former head of Harvard’s Department of Psychology as well as the founding father of social psychology. Allport published many books including The Nature of Prejudice (1954). The purpose of the article is to inform the audience that in-groups are everywhere and identity is based on our in-groups. This essay is an excerpt from the book The Nature of Prejudice in 1954 and is a credible source because the principles Allport discussed are still
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experienced throughout our lives; every effect ever made has had a cause. Aquinas used the laws of Motion and Design to demonstrate how every action must have a correlating reaction‚ and related this to his argument for God being the first cause – the uncaused causer. This is laid out in the Cosmological Argument‚ taken directly from the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry; 1. Things Exist 2. It is possible for those things not to exist. 3. Whatever has the possibility of non existence‚ yet exists
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Paley utilized the “argument by analogy” approach and compared a watch and an eye as an example to argue for the existence of an intelligent‚ higher being as a designer. Paley’s argument is that a watch is made by a designer. A watch and an eye are both complex and well ordered‚ thus concluding that an eye is made by a designer. There is a distinction between the two designers‚ as the designer of the watch is human and the designer of the eye is a higher being. In this argument‚ a watch is used
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