Cartesian and Spinozan philosophy. Although both philosophers employ an ontological argument for the existence and necessity of God the specific nature of God differs greatly with each account. While Descartes suggests a Judeo-Christian concept of God‚ Spinoza argues a more monistic deity similar to that of the Hindu tradition. The most significant difference however‚ lies within the basis and structure of each argument itself. Considered from an analytical standpoint through the lens of Gotlobb Frege
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all I’d be doing was believing in something I had made up. I see every stereotypical argument for God’s existence to be inconsistent. How can God be Omni benevolent if he lets millions of creatures get savagely torn apart and eaten by creatures more powerful? Why does he let suffering and evil run rampant in the world? I’ll be looking at arguments for and against in more detail. Let’s start with the arguments against God’s existence‚ if God is the essence of equality and fairness‚ the all loving
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The Role of God in the Meditations Descartes’ Meditations revolve around presenting the reader with arguments regarding existence. In his first meditation‚ he elucidates the idea that he was raised with numerous false beliefs‚ all of which he believes should be thrown out in order to reach a certain truth. A new foundation is brought about‚ as opposed to that of medieval times. The world that we apprehend through the sense‚ since senses lend themselves to doubt‚ is out of the window. The
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perfection‚ so the idea of God comes from God himself‚ thus proving his existence. Although his argument for the existence of God is the least strong of his philosophical arguments‚ I agree with Descartes because humans alone could not grasp the idea of infinity or an infinitely perfect being. I intend examine and defend Descartes’ explanation of the existence of God‚ propose valid counter-arguments and my own answers to those objections. Descartes uses the entire third and most of the fifth meditations
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power? This argument leads to the existence of moral values by many philosophers including William Lane Craig. One of his excerpts argues that if there is an existence of moral values‚ which some people agree‚ then there is the existence of God. He explains‚ "God provides the best explanation for objective moral values in the world. If God does not exist‚ then objective moral values do not exist." Craig says that even the most influential atheists of our time agree with this argument but then in
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Secular humanists view suffering as a part of everyday world. An atheist‚ Nietsche‚ believes that suffering is a result to make life more productive does”. However other humanists (such as Richard Dawkins) argue that suffering has no reason nor ultimate purpose in life “reason in it”. Majority of secular humanists argue that suffering is just a random event that everyone experiences and there is no real purpose for suffering. There are similarities when it comes to the secular humanist and Catholic
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Is one more convincing than the other? Why did Descartes think he needed two proofs? Do they do different work for him? And secondly: Does Descartes give a satisfactory account of human error‚ given a perfect and divine creator? Are Descartes’ arguments convincing‚ or does it still seem unnecessary and less than perfect that God created us with flaws? Attachments Submission: Name: Augustina Ossimetha Danny Brown Phil 1301 Nov 10‚ 2010. Descartes: Proofs of God / Deception and Error From
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While an appeal to popularity is never a strong argument in philosophy‚ C.S. Lewis in The Problem of Pain makes an interesting observation that is worth noting: If the universe is so bad… how on earth did human beings ever come to attribute it to the activity of a wise and good Creator? Men are fools‚
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Cartesian Circle in Meditation 5 Now that I have had a chance to review my original essay‚ I’ve determined that my arguments for Descartes’ logic being circular were unclear because I believed something different from what I believe now. Though this revision will still address the same concepts from the Meditations as my previous essay‚ I will argue instead that Descartes’ argument for the existence of God is not guilty of circular logic but merely has the illusion of such. Descartes’ belief system
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Existence * www.prshockley.org * In sum‚ 3 Arguments for God’s Existence are used by Descartes in Meditations: 1. The argument for the existence of God from the fact that I have an idea of Him (1st proof in Meditation 3). 2. The argument from my own existence. Here it is argued that a cause more perfect than myself must be assumed to explain my coming into being and my continued existence (2nd proof in Meditation 3). 3. The Ontological Argument for God’s Existence (3rd proof in Meditation 5)
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