Pascal’s Wager vs. the Ontological Argument Pascal’s Wager was a groundbreaking theory posed by the French philosopher‚ mathematician‚ and physicist Blaise Pascal. Pascal‚ who is said to be the father of modern probability‚ felt that that religion should be approached as a gamble. It was one of the first efforts to incorporate the concept of infinity. The wager stated that‚ even though the existence of God cannot be determined through reason‚ one should wager as though God exists‚ because living
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them but as soon as they looked relieved he would shoot them. Sullum believes that this man‚ like many‚ does not deserve to live and should go through the death penalty (Gottfried 37). A senate on the judiciary also commented on this matter‚ saying‚ “people who commit violent crimes have forfeited their own right to life‚” (Gottfried 37). A
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Meaning and Definition of Philosophy The term “Philosophy” is derived from two Greek words‚ Philia meaning “to love” or “to befriend” and‚ Sophia meaning “wisdom.” Thus‚ philosophy‚ means “the love of wisdom”. It was coined by Pythagoras‚ one of the sages of ancient Greece‚ born about the year 584 B.C. Philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves‚ the world in which they live‚ and their relationships to the world and to each other.
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WORLD LITERATURE II (ENGL 2112 FALL 2014) EXAM II REVIEW This is a comprehensive exam‚ however you will only be required to discuss these texts in specific detail: Hedda Gabler | “Araby” | “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” | “The Yellow Wallpaper” | A Night in Hell | “The Second Coming” | “When You Are Old” | Six Characters in Search of an Author | “The Metamorphosis” Types of Questions on this Exam I. Multiple Choice—select the best answer from the options provided. II. Identification—provide
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Miracles and Science: BY ARD LOUIS www.BioLogos.org The Long Shadow of David Hume* *This paper is a translation of A.A. Louis‚ “Wonderen en wetenschap: De lange schaduw van David Hume‚” Omhoog kijken in Platland‚ ed Cees Dekker‚ Rene’ van Woudenberg en Gijsbert van den Brink‚ Ten Have (2007). 1. Introduction: Miracles as violations of the laws of nature Unbelievable‚ isn’t it‚ that there are still students at this university who believe in stories from the Bible‚ said Martin‚ an older
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institutions and inside the person is what is important and imperative. Voltaire seems to write this book as a rebuttal of the theory of Leibniz. The two people in Candide that have a pessimistic attitude‚ Martin‚ and an optimistic attitude‚ Pangloss‚ both influence the life and actions of Candide. Pangloss is said to be a parody of Leibniz’s philosophy on good and evil. Leibniz (16-17) argued that evil only exists so that we can recognize the good. In Candide‚ both sides are so extreme that it keeps either
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Abstract Nature vs. nurture has been discussed by philosophers in the past and by scientists most recently. Philosophers such as Plato argued that all knowledge was inherited through your parent and when you were told something you didn’t learn it you were just reminded of it. Aristotle however argued that all humans were born with a blank slate and built on it with influence from there environment. In the 1700’s the empiricists and the internalists took over the argument. They fought through letters
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By questioning the indifference‚ greed‚ treachery and corruption of the existing institutions‚ Candide fails to understand the submission of the majority and their optimism. This taken for granted attitude might be explained by human nature which “is readily prone to finding “lessons” in disasters because any system of order to which we may appeal seems better than no system at all (Mason‚ 1990‚ p4) . Hence‚ Voltaire’s satire of optimistic philosophy in the character of Pangloss. Candide’s tutor
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CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND The twentieth century has been filled with the most incredible shocks and surprises: the theory of relativity‚ Communist revolutions‚ psychoanalysis‚ nuclear war‚ television‚ moon walks‚ genetic engineering‚ and so on. As astounding as any of these is the advent of the computer and its development from a mere calculating device into what seems like a "thinking machine." The birth of the computer was not wholly independent of the other events of this century. The history of
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experiencing the world. Rationalists also believe in innate ideas. Innate ideas are truths and ideas that your mind knows from birth without relying on outside senses. Rationalists that believed in innate ideas included: Plato‚ Descartes‚ Leibniz‚ and Jain Philosophers. Leibniz was not willing to agree that innate ideas are
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