Aristotle and his doctrine of the Four Causes. l) The Proof from Motion. We observe motion all around us. Whatever is in motion now was at rest until moved by something else‚ and that by something else‚ and so on. But if there were an infinite series of movers‚ all waiting to be moved by something else‚ then actual motion could never have got started‚ and there would be no motion now. But there is motion now. So there must be a First Mover which is itself unmoved. This First Mover we call God. 2)
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The saying you don’t know someone until you have walked in their shoes. (Lawrence E. Rafferty) Many people who do support the issues have never been at the poverty level and don’t know what it’s like to struggle to put food on their families table. Government assistance is good for those people who don’t abuse it and are willing to follow the rules no matter how silly or
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justice system. So there is no doubt in my mind that there is a bit of sexism taking place in this story. The fact that Mrs. Wright killed her husband‚ by straggling him to death‚ does not mean she did not have a good reason‚ or did it just to do it. By Mr. Peters and Mr. Henderson being workers of this so called “justice system”‚ they did not see into why this murder of John Wright happened. They probably wasn’t going to do it later either because this was a man not a female. The justice system back
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Adrian Rodriguez Ms. Weaver Eng. 101 November 1‚ 2013 Reprehensibility of the White Lie White lies seem to have so many facades nowadays. There are used wisely but you would never know that they are in use. “Do you like this dress on me? Of Course. Did you enjoy the party? It was a blast. Did you break this vase? It wasn’t me!” (206) White lies may seem innocent but are they truly as innocent as we see them? Is it truly okay to tell these lies? As much as the lies can seem to be having
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Argument/Persuasion Essay (Baker Common Assessment) Argument/Persuasive Essay (Baker Common Assessment)—Have you ever noticed the ways in which media present arguments? They often make a statement without providing valid support to their claim. A sound argument makes a claim and offers reasons and evidence in support of the claim. In addition‚ it acknowledges opposing viewpoints and refutes them. Characteristics of an argument include: • an arguable‚ clearly defined‚ and narrowed issue; • a specific
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The first argument is by J.J Thomson regarding abortion when it happens during consensual sex. She says that the woman has no obligation to keep the child‚ even though the woman had consensual sex and understood that she could become pregnant. Marquis talks about how everyone has a FLO account‚ and abortion would be killing‚ and killing causes premature death‚ so therefore‚ he believes that abortion is immoral in all cases including consensual sex. Judith Jarvis Thomson gives an analogy when it
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________________________________________ The best test of an argument is the argument’s ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position‚ you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position. ________________________________________
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Opposing Arguments: Abortion Introduction: Why abortion is immoral by Don Marquis is the start of two discussions pertaining to whether abortion should be acceptable in our modern society. The argument‚ Marquis makes‚ is that abortion actually deprives the fetus’s “future-like-ours.” Many philosophers support Marquis’ belief by arguing that fetuses have their own possibilities; thus‚ killing fetuses is absolutely wrong (Marquis‚ 105). Nevertheless‚ there are also other philosophers who criticize
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used all the time even when you might not be aware of it. Logic is defined as “reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.” But why do I find the philosophical theory of logic so interesting and so valid in life? Simple‚ with logic alone you can present “educated” arguments on any topic you want. Logic is the base of life whether it’s with the logic of religion to educate someone on a belief or even presenting logic to convince someone that a stop sign is in fact blue
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contemplative life is the best life. However‚ I believe Aristotle’s argument is unsuccessful for the following reasons: Humans‚ from my understanding‚ are a super-intelligent form of animal. We have the forms of animals: our body requires energy‚ such as food and water. Humans can also practice reasoning to obtain
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