Timothy McDade Dr. Jones Phil. 201-009 10/22/13 Exam 2 1. Suppose you’re in a conversation and the person you are with claims to know that God exists (or that God does not exist—it’s up to you). What does such a knowledge claim amount to? In other words‚ what sorts of conditions have to be satisfied for such a knowledge claim to be legitimate? Do you think such a person could meet those conditions? Why? Be sure to discuss not only the classical model of knowledge‚ but also the challenges posed
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1000634986 PHL105‚ 30/03/2014 Prof. J. Brunning Mark Schranz Robert Kane argues for the existence of free will and for the existence of a deep connection between free will and moral responsibility. Kane firstly establishes that individuals possessing surface freedoms‚ such as buying what they will at a convenience store or watching what they will on a television set‚ do not necessarily indicate free will. He exemplifies the citizens of B. F. Skinner ’s Walden Two. They are characterized as having the
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1. Compare and contrast the views of John Searle and Rene Descartes on dualism. John Searle and Rene Descartes both had opinions on dualism. John believe different aspects like mental and physical both are one substance. Rene‚ on the other hand‚ believes two different substances like mental and physical are different things. Rene even talked about how thoughts and feelings that are nonmaterial exists in material place. 2. Compare and contrast the views of George Berkeley and Thomas Hobbes on the
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basis of her values and she is able to form her values on the basis of what is True and Good”’ (338). In other words‚ compatibilism works on the idea of reasoning. Gregory Harding believes otherwise‚ he disagrees with the idea that a free agent cannot be fully free if determinism is also able to exist. Harding also believes that freedom yields a further kind of moral responsibility than what Wolf explains. With that being said‚ in this paper I will discuss Susan Wolf’s view on compatibilism through
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Section 1: Identification and evaluation of sources The question of this investigation is “What explains King Leopold II´s poor treatment of his subjects in Congo Free State?”‚ and it will investigate what could contribute to explaining how and why King Leopold II of Belgium were able to treat his subjects in Congo so poorly. There could of course be several contributing factors that explains King Leopold II´s poor treatment‚ however‚ in this investigation‚ the focus will be on the factors that
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"A man who cannot choose ceases to be a man."Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange is a novel about moral choice and free will. Alex ’s story shows what happens when an individual ’s right to choose is robbed for the good of society. The first and last chapters place Alex in more or less the same physical situation but his ability to exercise free will leads him to diametrically opposite choicesgood versus evil. The phrase‚ "what ’s it going to be then‚ eh?‚" echoes throughout the book; only
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our fate. However‚ a debate that continues today questions whether we as humans have the ability to make choices in free will or allow that divine power to limit us and control our destiny. In the critically acclaimed play‚ Oedipus the King and the academy award nominated movie‚ Matchpoint the protagonist both seem to have the power to orchestrate their fate by using their power of free will however an overseeing power seems to have stepped in and serve justice but unequally in both works. To begin
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How are people presented in “At hiruhurama” Penelope Firtzgerald uses presents the characters in the play as having‚ very similar characteristics‚ especially white people and the men and women in the story. In the second page the when the doctor is first introduced he is seen as a quite‚ irresponsible‚ unreliable and extremely feminist man “you can ask a woman to live anywhere” the explicit meaning the whole quote is to say the doctor is quite sexist‚ however the doctor does use the word “ask”
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to reward the good and punish the wicked. Discuss The idea that God gave humans free will is one that is essential to the Christian faith. This is highlighted in Genesis. If we were to believe this concept consequently‚ we would believe that we are morally responsible for our actions. The idea of omnipotence logically requires God knowing what we will do before we do it. This is a problem with the idea of free will‚ as this may mean that we do not entirely have freedom. It could be argued that
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From this moment forward‚ the movie begins posing questions about the function of fate‚ chance‚ and free will‚ and the extent to which human beings have a choice in the outcomes of their lives. “No Country for Old Men” does not refute the idea of free will. It does‚ however‚ recognize the limits. In a large sense‚ the novel suggests free will can only function within the limits of one’s mortality. We make choices that influence the path of our lives‚ but ultimately‚
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