a lasting philosophical problem that goes back as far as Epicurus. Aquinas proposes that the problem of evil is not a proper question to be asking because those asking it are not taking into account God’s nature. In this paper‚ I will contend that Aquinas incorrect in his assertion that it is not a legitimate question and I will argue that the problem of evil is a question that requires an answer. To do so I will juxtapose Aquinas against other thinkers on the problem of evil. The problem of evil
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St. Thomas Aquinas AKA Thomas Aquinas Born: 1225 Birthplace: Roccasecca‚ Naples‚ Italy Died: 7-Mar-1274 Location of death: Monastery of Fossanova‚ Sonnino‚ Italy Cause of death: Illness Remains: Buried‚ Sant’Eustorgio‚ Milan‚ Italy Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Religion‚ Philosopher Nationality: Italy Executive summary: Catholicism’s leading theologian St. Thomas Aquinas‚ or Thomas of Aquin or Aquino‚ scholastic philosopher‚ known as Doctor
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Question 11 5 out of 5 points How did Aristotle view morality? Answer Selected Answer: It’s necessary for us to try to be virtuous or excellent human beings. Correct Answer: It’s necessary for us to try to be virtuous or excellent human beings. Question 12 0 out of 5 points A proper perspective of religion and morality is Answer Selected Answer: only religion can tell us what is right and wrong Correct Answer: it’s not true
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Eve caused natural sin for man. Augustine stated that natural evil which is present in the natural world such as natural disasters. Augustine thinks angels cause this‚ however moral evil is caused by the persons thoughts. Augustine appealed that God might not have created evil in the world‚ because he created good‚ and all this ideas of evil proves lack of goodness in humans. Therefore the Augustinian theory discuss that the problem of evil is not valid because God did not create evil; it was man who
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“All men by nature desire understanding.” This is how Aristotle opens his famous Metaphysics‚ one of the greatest philosophical works ever produced. The thirst for knowledge has always occupied Western man at least since the time of Thales‚ and even though many different views and opinions about what knowledge is and how it can be gained have abounded throughout Western philosophy up to this very day‚ the fact that so many men have dedicated their lives to seeking knowledge on all sort of different
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Confessions‚ Augustine gives an account of his conversion to Christianity through the telling of his life story. In this text Augustine explains his relationship with God‚ both past and present‚ and in doing so confesses the doubts that he has had and the problems that he has encountered in attempting to follow a path that leads him towards God. In the text Fear and Trembling‚ Johannes de Silentio writes on the topic of the knights of infinite resignation and faith‚ both of which deal with the way in which
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Explain Augustines Theodicy (25 marks) Augustines’s theodicy‚ which aims to decipher why there is evil in the world‚ is greatly influenced by the Bible’s creation stories‚ Genesis 1-3‚ which he took literally. Augustine believed‚ that God had made the world ex nihilo (out of nothing) and when making the world he had made it free from flaws. He believed very strongly that God is good‚ omnipotent and omniscience. As he had a traditional view of God it created a problem that he had to solve‚ if
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Zach Cottrell Intro to Ethics September 1‚ 2013 Aristotle and Kant Aristotle and Immanuel Kant have greatly influenced the moral and cultural views‚ and the way that we perceive the world as a whole now. If Aristotle was only judged solely in terms of his philosophical influence‚ only Plato is his peer: Aristotle’s works shaped centuries of philosophy from late antiquity through the renaissance‚ and even today continue to be studied with keen. On the other hand‚ Kant synthesized early modern
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Thomas Aquinas was the greatest Christian theologian of the Middle Ages. He translates the work of Aristotle to Christian view. He adds spiritual virtues of faith‚ love and hope in his work. For him‚ Natural law prescribes the fundamental precepts of morality and is grasped through reason and conscience. In addition‚ he believes that it is a law situated within God’s Eternal Law. Saint Thomas thinks the existence of God can be proved. His perspective towards morality is relatively close to Aristotle’s
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the book seems to be the nature of justice‚ a topic in political philosophy‚ but Plato also has his characters explore issues in philosophical cosmology‚ philosophical theology‚ philosophical anthropology‚ ethics‚ aesthetics‚ and epistemology. The parts of the Republic that are contained in our text (pp. 107-123) focus on Plato’s idea (ideal?) of the Philosopher Ruler. According to Plato‚ the best possible political system (state) will be ruled (governed) by
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