’Argument’s from religious experience are never convincing’ discuss (35 Marks) A religious Experience is an experience of the divine . Religious experience can be divided into many categories and it depends on what philosopher you agree with as to what categories you would decide on. But the main undisputed categories are; corporal experiences‚ which are experienced by a mass audience‚ vision experiences‚ which are when people see God‚ Hell or Heaven in some sort of semi-conscious state like
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I. Introduction and Thesis Statement • Three philosophers‚ St. Augustine‚ Pseudo-Dionysius‚ and St. Thomas Aquinas‚ delivered important assistances to aesthetic theory during the middle Ages. These three philosophers engaged the two main methods to philosophy in the middle Ages. Augustine established thoughts about rhythm that are related to his aesthetic theory‚ particularly the confidence that rhythm initiates with God. This indication of rhythm is explained in Augustine’s De Musica. For Augustine
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paper‚ I will evaluate Socrates’ argument from Phaedo for why philosophers should desire death‚ perhaps only secondly to wisdom. I will argue that Socrates unfairly characterizes the truthfulness of the senses‚ and therefore projects a pessimistic view of the philosopher’s virtue during life. This pessimism towards life in conjunction with arguments for an afterlife that liberates reason‚ seems to suggest that Socrates believes philosophers should desire death: a happy prospect for condemned man‚ but
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by: BRO. ROMUALDO ABULAD‚ S.V.D.‚ Ph.D. Pioneering and Prominent Filipino Philosopher Chair‚ Department of Philosophy University of San Carlos‚ Cebu City Conference Speaker‚ SMMRS Auditorium November 19‚ 2010. 9:00am “PILOSOPIYANG PINOY: USO PA BA? (THE RELEVANCE OF FILIPINO PHILOSOPHY IN SOCIAL RENEWAL) When I accepted your invitation for me to speak at your annual Regional Philosophy Gathering‚ what attracted me mainly was the intriguing theme of your celebration: “Pilosopiyang
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Plato’s interpretation of justice as seen in The Republic’ is a vastly different one when compared to what we and even the philosophers of his own time are accustomed to. Plato would say justice is the act of carrying out one’s duties as he is fitted with. Moreover‚ if one’s duties require one to lie or commit something else that is not traditionally viewed along with justice; that too is considered just by Plato’s accounts in The Republic.’ I believe Plato’s account of justice‚ and his likely
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Thoughts on Leadership In Plato’s “The Philosopher King‚” an excerpt from The Republic‚ he finely draws out the kind of person he envisions would render the ability to guide his people to a flawless order. His is fearless and distinctly specifies the characteristics this leader should possess. Leadership is a challenging role to precisely define and I have found that I am yet to be able to do it. In past class discussions we have discussed as a whole what common traits we typically believe a leader
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States. The essence of this dispute is whether medical treatment is a right‚ therefore all citizens should have the ability to use it or a commodity so society should have to pay or limits of charity. Throughout this deliberation I will be using philosophers and their philosophical concepts to support each side of the debate. Bernie Sanders writes Health care is a Right and the first evidence is “In some parts of the country life expectancy is even declining‚ while some 22‚000 of our citizens
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Julie Slomczenski Instructor Mark Huston Phil 243 29 January 2013 The allegory of The Cave is an attempt to show that what we are seeing are reflections‚ abstractions‚ and illusions. What we have believed in are not the real thing and never have been‚ but because we’ve acknowledged them for so long‚ it’s hard for us to accept it in any other way. Plato’s allegory of The Cave is a symbol for the contrasts between ideas and what we perceive as reality. Plato argues that we are the “cave slaves
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There have been various arguments for and against abortion. But it is imperative to define the term abortion as this would throw more light on the debates on abortion by moral philosophers and others on the issue. Abortion is the deliberate removal of a woman’s foetus in a medical procedure (Grimes and Stuart‚ 2010). Abortion can be debated from various angles‚ especially from the pro-choice and pro-life advocates. The pro-life advocates are of the view that no foetus should be terminated‚ irrespective
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lecture of the history of philosophy therefore the theme of the novel is Philosophy. The main character of the novel is Sophie and Alberto. They represent us‚ people‚ who needs philosophy to understand our world. Gaardner stresses that to be a philosopher we must never stop asking questions. It does not matter that there may be no answer to the question we ask. Because asking itself makes human. If we live without asking questions of philosophizing‚ then we just missed the greatest pleasure and understanding
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