(A) Explain how Descartes developed Anselm’s argument that God’s existence is necessary. Anselm used the Ontological Argument to prove that God’s existence is necessary. The origins of this argument are found in Anselm’s writings‚ he began with a quotation from a Psalm “The fool says in his heart‚ ‘there is no God’…” and then reflected on the truthfulness of this. Anselm defined God as ‘that than which nothing greater can be conceived’ assuming you accept this a priori definition Anselm went on
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Renick’s chapter titled “Why Is There Evil? Do Human Have Free Will? (and Other Questions You’re Better Off Not Asking)” from his book Aquinas for Armchair Theologians seeks to provide the reader an answer‚ from the viewpoint of Aquinas‚ to the following often debated questions: Why is there evil in the world? How can Christians rationally account for the existence of Satan and Evil in the world? Why does evil persist? Why would God make evil in the first place? Who or what causes the removal of
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APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Definition of psychology: The term psychology is derived from two Greek words psyche meaning soul and logos meaning science or study of a subject. Thus‚ psychology was a study of soul or mind. Psychology is formally defined as a science which studies mental processes‚ experiences and behavior in different contexts. Branches of psychology: There are various branches of psychology such as: cognitive psychology‚ biological psychology‚ developmental psychology and so on‚ and these
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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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Chisholm provides an argument which claims that humans are capable of free will‚ however‚ furthermore states that determinism does not go hand in hand with free will. Determinism can be further understood by the belief that it is not free will that causes an event‚ but rather an external force. This subsequently applies to human actions. Not having free will or freedom of choice implies that humans cannot be held responsible for their actions as they were not able to do anything differently. Chisholm
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Supporting a non-reductive physicalism: Anomalous monism According to Davidson “Anomalous monism resembles materialism in its claim that all events are physical‚ but rejects the thesis‚ usually considered essential to materialism‚ that mental phenomena can be given purely physical explanations” (Davidson‚ 1970/2002‚ p. 119) In other words‚ only the physical may be described by causal laws‚ but if a physical event is described as a mental event there is no causal law‚ and there are no psychophysical
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Dy Keh Beng -vs- International Labor and Maritime Union of the Philippines‚ et al. GR No. L-32245‚ 25 May 1979 FACTS A charge for ULP was filed against Dy Keh beng for discriminatory acts within the meaning of RA 875‚ Section 4(a.1) and 4(a.2) by dismissing Carlos N. Solano and Ricardo Tudla for their union activities. A case was filed in court and Dy Keh Beng contended that he did not know Tudla and that Solano was not his employee because the latter came to the establishment only when there
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I am here to tell you that you are worthless‚ hopeless‚ and helpless. You are nobody‚ and your existence means nothing. I will suck the energy and motivation out of you‚ until you no longer want to get out of bed in the morning. I will affect every single one of your lives‚ whether it is through a loved one‚ such as your mom‚ your uncle‚ or your best friend. Or some of you will experience me first hand. I have killed many people each year‚ and I don’t discriminate based on age‚ gender‚ race‚ skin
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The Art of Living I remember when I was young‚ I’ve been wondering why people are living? Why we exist? Why do all these stuffs are here on earth? There are lots of questions filled up my mind yet I found no answer. I can’t think enough for these‚ I need answers; I have to know what is really the reason of one’s existence. I am very much sure that in millions or billions of people who are living‚ it’s not only me who became curious on this matter. Many of us are wondering but only few have
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Nutrient Cycle Questions: 1. What ’spheres’ are involved in nutrient cycling? The atmosphere‚ the lithosphere‚ the biosphere and the hydrosphere. 2. What is the law of conservation of matter or mass? That matter can neither be created nor destroyed and that nature is essentially a closed system. 3. Why does it matter that nature is basically a ’closed system’? It matters because since all the elements we rely on to support life on the planet are here and have been here and there isn’t
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