Summary of the Ontological Argument The Ontological Argument of St. Anselm is an a priori argument; it is formulated through reason alone‚ rather than experience. This argument does not rely on external evidence or sense experience. It is deductive (universal to particular) as it draws from its argument purely from a set of premises. In the 11th century‚ St. Anselm presented his argument for the existence of God in his published work‚ the Proslogion. His work was based on 4 premises which led
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The Argument for Utilitarianism Among the ethical arguments that we have seen‚ it is clear that a form of utilitarianism is the best option‚ that is‚ we should always do what brings about the best outcome where the outcomes are rated by the amount of good they bring about. The utilitarian argument says that in any given decision‚ the option that brings about the most good is the right thing to do every time. That being said‚ the definition of good is extremely important to the soundness of the
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Solving Spring 2013 Assignment 1 Short Argument (10%=Constructing A Short Argument) Purpose of Assignment • This is an individual assignment. • This assignment will help students understand the argumentation process involved in critical thinking. This assignment will also help students recognize key features and concepts in particular aspects of argumentation. Objectives • To help students articulate a short argument. • To help students understand key terms and
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Education. Why or Why not? Education‚ define as the art of systemic learning inspire every one of us‚ and educated human beings are able to possess the power of influence in academic discourses. If there’s no input‚ then there will be no output‚ and believe it or not‚ education allows people to be creative and innovative in developing our digital world. Generation after generation‚ the medium of providing education has improved in using interactive technology such as - digital projector‚ high-speed
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1. Who is considered the author of the Ontological argument? ANS: Saint Anslem 2. The first 3 “Ways” by St. Thomas Aquinas (to prove the existence of God) are called: a. argument from design b. argument from perfection c. cosmological argument d. none of the above. ANS: Cosmological argument 3. Explain the thrid way by Aquinas...which is called the argument from contigency. (2 or 3 sentences) ANS: Contingency can be explained as the possibility of things that come into being and go out of being
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(NCR) denied a petition for a temporary restraining order (TRO) filed by the Distilled Spirits Association of the Philippines‚ Destileria Limtuaco & Co‚ Emperador Distillers Inc and Tanduay Distillers. The BIR said the court backed the bureau’s arguments and denied the petition for a TRO on two grounds: - The absence of court authority to issue injunctions to restrain the collection of taxes; and - The absence of the petitioners’ clear legal right to be protected over the right of the state to
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strengths and weaknesses of the education students receive? Do you have any recommendations for its improvement? One of the most convenient ways to prepare students for the challenges they are doomed to face in the real world is to do it through the education process. Through education they should receive useful‚ uptodate information about the modern world that surrounds them. Russian education system is not an exception. Yet‚ no matter how good the education system may be in Russia‚ it has
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defending and supporting the barbaric deed. Even the strong main arguments in support of torture fall flat when stood up against its opposition. It is absurd to believe the ideas that supporters of torture come up with. Many of their arguments only work in very specific situations that may never happen. Should something as unspeakable as torture be allowed because of situations that most likely will never happen? The “ticking bomb” argument is the idea that in the case that there is a limited amount
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12‚ 2012 Essay #2 Education is one of the most significant events in someone’s social life‚ yet a controversy. Many would think how is education a controversy; well a problem that concerns many parents would be their child’s low testing scores and behavioral problems. This results in the American education system failing to educate students with efficient knowledge to succeed in college or in the work force. While people are finding the solution of changing the education system by using the Asian
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Education is a topic that has been implemented on our generation more than ever before. However‚ it is not for the grades‚ degree or the income that education should be important to us. It is for the sake of learning and developing our character that education should be valued. When people go to school‚ they receive education and thus become educated‚ however‚ these people must keep in mind that a major portion of the world receives no form of formal education. Due to their good fortune‚ the educated
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