premises of this argument: for each of these three premises‚ state whether you think that premise is true‚ and explain why or why not. For each of the three premises that you think is true‚ please also describe one objection to that premise‚ and explain why you think that the objection ultimately fails. Please assume that “state” in the formalized argument refers to a body that satisfies both of Nozick’s two necessary conditions of a state. If you choose this topic‚ you must reference both Wolff’s
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a perfect God‚ because it says that God is the ultimate source of all causes and effects in the universe. Some people have raised objections to this argument‚ like the idea that there needs to be a good reason for everything‚ or that we can’t go from things that exist to saying that God must exist. However‚ defenders of the argument have responded to these objections and shown that the argument is still valid and makes sense. In conclusion‚ both the ontological argument and the argument from causality
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Religious Wars Catholicism had been the dominant religious power in Europe for centuries. However‚ after the Protestant Reformation‚ Protestantism spread to many countries in Europe. Attitudes towards these two religions have generally remained the same‚ with Catholicism remaining consistently more popular and Protestantism the minority. Nevertheless‚ there have been significant changes in attitudes towards Catholicism and Protestantism‚ including increased toleration between the two groups. Clearly
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Mill’s objection to Bentham’s utilitarianism‚ “…no better object of desire and pursuit than pleasure is a doctrine worthy only of swine.” He is basically arguing that Utilitarianism is an ideology that focuses all its efforts on creating the most amount of happiness and pleasure. This unfortunately can lead to a problem. In Utilitarianism‚ Mill argues if we try to live our lives in a way that is free of pain and full of pleasure‚ we forget that life is full of discomfort and that it is how it’s
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finished in 1598 * Trivia Fact 8 - Many Londoners were strict Protestants - Puritans in fact‚ who abhorred the theatres and many of the people they attracted * Trivia Fact 9 - Objections to the Theatres escalated from the Church and the City of London Officials Respectable citizens added even more objections about the rise in crime and the bawdy nature of some of the plays‚ fighting‚ drinking not to mention the risk of so many people and the spread of the Bubonic Plague! In 1596 London’s
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life and others are to eliminate a women’s pleasure to a man. While reading the text an interesting statement had been made. “The most straightforward objection to clitoridectomy is that it is a painful procedure‚ imposed on young girls‚ and performed in conditions which could lead to permanent damage”. While that all very likely is true other objection factors should also be considered in the procedure such as long-term effect‚ the mental and physical damage it can have on a young girl. When reading
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graduate school” and “is second only to Shakespeare in the frequency with which it appears in the classroom . . . ” (Carey-Webb 22). During the push for school desegregation in the 1950s‚ however‚ many parents raised serious objections to the teaching of this text. These objections centered around Twain’s negative characterization of Jim and his extensive use of the term “nigger” throughout the text. Many people felt this characterization‚ along with the most powerful racial epithet in the English
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A pet that has been spayed or neutered will have better social skills‚ which will make handling your pet easier and more pleasant. OBJECTIONS (the other side): 1. Owning a purebred can make you money by breeding. 2. It’s un-natural to do surgery if not medically necessary. 3. I want my dog for protection‚ so social skills are un-necessary. REPLY TO OBJECTIONS: It is thought that the cost of spaying or neutering is too much. In my opinion‚ it’s far less expensive than what it costs to care
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According to Joseph Harris’ “Revising” essay‚ some students feel that they can draft an entire piece from start to finish in a single sitting‚ and they feel that they have trained their minds to recognize and fix mistakes. (Harris 444) This practice neglects the idea of revising but instead promotes the idea of editing. He wants the students to reflect on these four questions in the following order: What’s your project? What works? What else might be said? What’s next? He feels that revising is simple
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Mind‚ Thought and Reality Critically examine one of Descartes ’ arguments for the existence of God Descartes ’ Meditation III provides a causal and cosmological argument that God exists. Having used the Method of Doubt in Meditations I and II in order to reject his false beliefs‚ Descartes assumes that the only things he knows at this point are the conclusions reached at Meditations I and II. Having also doubted judgements in arithmetic and geometry because of the possibility of the existence
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