Socrates’s view of the fear of death is in line with many key points in his philosophy that being what does one truly know about a topic. Socrates does not know what happens after death admitting this to the jurymen that vote for him it could be like a dreamless sleep‚ never aware only silent‚ or it could be the touted afterlife that many have spoken about. He just doesn’t know what awaits him only that he has ideas and both or neither could turn out to be true. This concept is key to his view of the
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Religion is a subjective term; everyone has his or her own definition. Every religion doesn’t have the same God or traditions. How should Christians view other religions? This question has been around since AD 30‚ when Christians wondered what was their relationship with Judism (McGrath 259). Presently‚ the question is still being asked in western theology. Particularism‚ Inclusivism‚ and Pluralism are three popular approaches to this question. The first of the three ideas to Christian understanding
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have many different views of death. However it mainly relies on the cultures religion. Some religions have extraordinary death rituals and some have ordinary. The main religion in the Indian culture‚ is Hinduism. For Hindus‚ life is a time to prepare for death. Death is nothing to be scared of‚ instead they refer to death as mahaaprasthaana‚ or “The great journey.” The Indian culture has adapted to the religion of Hinduism throughout it’s existence. It is now the world’s third largest religion. The Indian
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Socrates & the Afterlife The realization of death did not leave Socrates in any state of sorrow but rather gave him hope and happiness that he would soon be moving further onto what he believed was the path of the soul. Socrates had no fear of death because he believed specifically in the afterlife and that the soul left the body and moved on to the next phase in life. Socrates states that there are many pathways a soul can follow after death; all depending on how a person acted during
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Death is a widely explored topic‚ William Shakespeare‚ opts to comprehensively scrutinize this complex notion in Hamlet. Shakespeare ingeniously and sometimes shrewdly brings the reader through a corporeal and nonphysical excursion of death through the eyes of the protagonist; Hamlet‚ who is infatuated with the notion of death‚ and throughout the development of the play envisions death from multiple perspectives. He contemplates the physical aspects of death. Hamlet also meditates the spiritual aspects
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Natural law and positivism (differing views) • Should law and morals reflect each other exactly? • Natural law: law and morality should coincide‚ there is a divine source for law • extremists: law that does not coincide with morals should be ignored • positivists:If legal rules have been enacted in a sensible manner then-even if they do contradict our moral understanding as to what is right or wrong-that we should follow them. Natural law • Many philosophers had differing ideas as to
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Explore afterlife beliefs in a variety of cultures and religions. What similarities and differences can you find in beliefs about an afterlife? Focus on either ancient or modern cultures. Compose a written report exploring and comparing these beliefs. Haiti & Ukrainian The similarities between Haiti and Ukrainian cultures are that they both believe and obey in Christianity. Haiti is famous for its popular religion‚ known to its practitioners as "serving the lwa” but referred to by the literature
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The afterlife‚ or life after death‚ was a rather common belief among people living in ancient civilizations. In areas such as Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Israel‚ people had differing perceptions of the afterlife; although‚ they shared much more similarities. While some civilizations generally held an optimistic view of the afterlife‚ others held a more dark and gloomy view of it. But from the mummification process down to the netherworlds‚ there is no doubt that the beliefs of these three ancient civilizations
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Abstract This paper looks at four different views experts have concluded of salvation. It talks about who will receive salvation and how we receive salvation. There are four different views of salvation and each view is represented in this paper. Douglas Giivett and Gary Phillips take on the hard restrictivist view‚ in that only those who have given their lives fully to Jesus will be saved. John Hick argues a pluralist view‚ in that all people will be saved if they believe in God. Clark Pinnok explains
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In Book IV of “Confessions‚” St. Augustine is talking to God about the death of a close friend and how he feels nothing but sorrow. He realizes that everything on this Earth is mortal‚ and by his tone‚ it fills him with sadness. As he continues with his prayer‚ St. Augustine begins to question his emotions and belief in God. He then states‚ “For that first grief had pierced so easily and so deep only because I had spilt out my soul upon the sand‚ in loving a mortal as if he were never to die.”1 If
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