argue that Descartes’ argument for scepticism‚ (Cartesian doubt) conveyed in his First Meditation through three stages of doubt‚ is the most compelling‚ and evaluate the reasons for this being so. • Written as a means for us to better understand what we know‚ not necessarily as a way for Descartes to discuss his own views on why we should be skeptical about everything‚ however the criticisms the Meditations produced can also be contested. To this extent‚ Descartes’ argument is most compelling as
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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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Theory of Knowledge 07 February 2012 How can beliefs affect our capacity to reason well and to recognize valid arguments? Can they affect a person ’s capacity to distinguish between fallacy‚ good argument and rationalization? What is the difference between a rational argument and a rationalization? Reasoning is known as the process of forming conclusions‚ judgments‚ and inferences from facts or premises ("_reasoning_"). Being able to reason is a trait any developed adult with a small background
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Far Should Science Extend the Human Lifespan? Ed. Tamara Thompson. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2009. At Issue. Rpt. from "Transcription of George Dvorsky ’s and Anders Sandberg ’s talks from the IEET ’s July 23rd Longevity Dividend Seminar: Popular Arguments For and Against Longevity." http://www.sentientdevelopments.com 23 July 2007. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. "Is Immortality Bad (yes) or Good (no)?" The Premier Online Debate Website. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. Said-Moorhouse‚ Lauren
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they are deemed immoral. The magisterium views homosexual acts to be against the natural law‚ because they are not considered to be complementary. This argument requires an acceptance that male-female sex is considered correct because anatomically male and female parts fit together‚ and have the capacity to create new life. This approach holds validity in that it accepts the biological necessity that life is created only with the union of the male sperm and female egg‚ and will only be continued in
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A Philosophical Argument for God’s Sake In this paper I will: (i) state the premises and conclusion of St. Thomas Aquinas’s “Uncaused Cause” argument‚ I will argue that the argument is a deductive argument. Merriam-Webster.com’s definition of cause is: “something or someone that produces an effect‚ result‚ or condition: something or someone that makes something happen or exist”. (www.merriam-webster.com) A deductive argument is an argument in which the premise or premises claim to prove that the
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Inductive and Deductive Reasoning A valid argument is made to address a specific problem by offering a position and proving reasons to support that position. A valid argument is based on two key components‚ one or more premise and conclusion. A premise is fact and/or opinion and must be proven to be true or false. And a conclusion is the final statement of the position one is taking on an issue or question. In deductive reasoning‚ if the fact is true the conclusion must be true because the conclusion
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Running head: WRITING AN ARGUMENT PAPER Writing an Argument Paper LaQthia Cooks University of Phoenix Management – MGT521 Instructor: Diane Hunt-Wagner August 8‚ 2011 Writing an Argument Paper The Internet contains several encyclopedias and research websites. Some websites are valid‚ credible‚ and reliable whereas‚ other websites are not. This paper represents as an argument of whether Wikipedia online encyclopedia is a valid‚ credible‚ or reliable source of information and
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paragraph‚ Descartes goes through the process of‚ what he believes to be‚ proving the conclusion: That corporeal objects do exist. In this essay Descartes’ argument will be deconstructed into its premises‚ explaining those premises‚ reconstructing the argument‚ and lastly evaluation of the validity and soundness of his argument. Descartes begins his argument my stating his first premise‚ which is that he has the abilities of Imagination and Perception and that he can conceive of himself without these abilities
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The Pool of Argument Topics This page contains the Argument topics for the analytical writing section of the GRE General Test. When you take the test‚ you will be presented with one Argument topic from this pool. The wording of some topics in the test might vary slightly from what is presented here. Therefore‚ read your test topic carefully and respond to the wording as it appears in the actual test. Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. The following appeared in an editorial
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