Response Paper Philosophy 201 Brittany Timblin The existence of God has been a huge issue for many‚ many centuries. In H. J. McCloskey’s article "On being an Atheist" he said that the cosmological and teleological arguments are false and that we need to forget the idea of God completely because there is no definitive proof. McCloskey’s main issue with the idea of God is the presence of evil in the world. ca The simple term "proof" is what McCloskey refers to as the arguments. McCloskey
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Some of the ways in which Plato shaped Aristotle’s philosophy is that Plato believed the cosmos to be made up of four elements that are earth‚ air‚ fire‚ and water. Aristotle agreed that the cosmos was made up of these four elements. Although‚ some of the ways in which Aristotle deviated from Plato was that Plato deduced that the four elements are made of atoms‚ which are made from triangles‚ Aristotle disagreed with this. Even though Aristotle agreed on the four elements he disagree on the theory
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years until now. Like Confucianism‚ since Spring and Autumn period‚ Confucianism has been created by Confucius to educate people on their behavior and morality. And it has a big influence on the imperial rule. The concept of Confucianism and the history of the development of Confucianism clearly demonstrate how Confucianism influenced imperial rule. Confucianism is an ideology founded by Confucius during Spring and Autumn Period. As an educator
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Reaction Paper on Philosophy and Engineering : The Power of Ideas In todays modern era‚ we oftentimes mistakenly separate Engineering and Philosophy as two different fields where one is solely composed of numbers and equations while the other one is embodied by pure ethical and behavioral principles as if Engineering and Philosophy are two mutually exclusive domain. However‚ we never realized that the two are like bread and butter – uniquely different from each other yet cannot be eaten alone
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be fixed and Confucius (Kong Fuzi) might have tried to fix it. Next‚ after you fix the human problems you need to make rules so you do not need to state the same things back over‚ and people will know what to do. Then you need to be organized so no one will be confused about what to do. I conclude by stating I believe human problems‚ rules‚ and organization lead to the creation of this religion. Of course the humans on earth have a lot of problems that needs to be fixed and Confucius (Kong Fuzi)
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Machiavelli shares his views on how a prince should behave to acquire and maintain political power. First of all‚ although it is not explicitly stated‚ the ends will always justify the means. This is one of the core assumptions of Machiavelli’s philosophy. Throughout his book he focuses only on what has worked and will work‚ as opposed to how it should be done‚ morally speaking. Even if for many citizens today he can easily be interpreted as being irrational or immoral‚ it would be pure ignorance
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One of the factors contributing to their defeat in the Opium War was that they were using cannons‚ used for many dynasties‚ unlike Britain’s advanced military technology. If China had a better military and were a bit more lenient on the values of Confucius‚ the result of the war may have been in their
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Moral Philosophy is arguably one of the most ambiguous forms of philosophy‚ but is also one of the most necessary. We‚ as humans‚ seek some moral reference point from which we can assign moral good and bad in everyday life. However‚ it is not clear exactly which moral standard‚ if any‚ is closest to this intangible moral ideal. The problem is that‚ when speaking of morality‚ there are so many factors and perspectives to consider. First there is the intention of the person which determines the desired
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seven. He is considered as the father of modern philosophy. Even till this day‚ his “Meditations on First Philosophy” continues as a standard document at most philosophy department. Descartes refused to believe in faith‚ and considered knowledge began with doubt. Rene Descartes often found himself to be mistaken about the knowledge that he formerly learn were true. As a result‚ he began doubting everything‚ and tried to seek the principle of philosophy that could not be doubted. To do so‚ he had to
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Ideal Person REL/133 Abstract For this assignment‚ we have been tasked to describe the ideal person according to Confucius. I will be including the concepts of ren‚ li‚ shu‚ xiao‚ and wen in my writing because these were the major Confucian virtues. Ideal Person There are many ways to describe the perfect person. If someone were to ask me what the ideal person is‚ I would say that the ideal person is one who has strong virtues‚ is a morally
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