What is an ontological argument? What is the distinguishing feature of St. Anselm’s theism that makes it ontological? An ontological argument for the existence of God attempts the method of a priori proof‚ which uses intuition and reason alone. 5. What is a cosmological argument? Explain St. Aquinas’ argument from design
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Associate Level Material Ethical Theory Comparison Chart Respond to the prompt for each of the five ethical theories listed. One section on each chart has been filled in as an example. What is good? (1–2 sentences) Aristotle – Virtue Ethics Mill – Utilitarianism Kant – Deontology Consequentialism Noddings – Care Ethics Aristotle believed that we as humans have natural obligations that provide happiness. Happiness consists of pleasure and the capacity to develop reasoning. For J.S. Mill‚ decreasing
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BIPOLAR DISORDER I chose Bipolar Disorder and the history of bipolar it is a disease that is founded conceptualized‚ and it was by Kremlin‚ and it was at least more than 100 years ago. And back in history the unipolar it was a depression and it was bad blood‚ and it was call black bile so in the 19 century the illness it was in terms of biphasic illness. And people will have their ups and downs the ones that do have major bipolar disorder. So major depression it is higher in families that do have
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Corresponding Ethical Theory Being Agnostic I do not fully believe that a God or Gods exists‚ but I’m not in complete denial that it could be a possibility. I believe in science and what it can prove. I am very skeptical in nature and crave substantial evidence of all things. I would like to think that there is some type of divine essence supporting human’s purpose on Earth‚ but no one can know for certain. The origin of our Universe is best explained by the Big Bang Theory. It states
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In philosophy‚ an ontological argument is a kind of argument that establishes the existence of some entity. In the case of Anselm‚ he argues in favor of God’s existence. In this paper‚ I will discuss relevant information necessary to understand Anselm’s reasoning. Then I will break down Anselm’s argument. Finally‚ I will present Galindo’s Perfect Island Objection and explain why his criticisms are unfounded. Before examining Anselm’s argument‚ it is necessary to understand the concepts underlying
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The ontological argument proposed by Anselm‚ in Anselm’s Proslogion is a priori argument‚ meaning it does not start from a feature of the world but rather a definition of God. It seeks to move from a definition of god to the reality of god by reasoning. The first line in Anselms ontological argument is “the fool says in his heart there is no god”‚ from this Anselm can deduce that the fool has an understanding of what god is .The fool has to admit that god is that than which nothing greater can
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On the four deontological systems that we have discussed‚ I would like to share my thoughts about the Kantian Deontological System. Kantian Ethics is formulated by Immanuel Kant in which he discussed that the nature of duty is based on human reason. For him‚ human reason‚ not human nature‚ can determine what is right and wrong. He also stressed that human desires are not the right measurement for ethics. In addition‚ Kantian Ethics is known for its two kinds of command or imperative: the hypothetical
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Rights-based ethical theory (Social contract) On Cyberslacking affect on IT industry Cyberslacking a term used to describe employees who surf the net for their personal use such as writing e-mail or indulging in other internet-related activities at work that are not related to their jobs. These activities are performed during periods of time when they are being paid by their employer. The individual who perform such work is known as Cyberslacker while the whole act is called
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Ethical theory resides in the analysis layer of thinking for the reason that analysis is the elevated or educated form of thinking. A mixture of critical thinking and moral judgment‚ ethical reasoning raises itself to a form of analysis that boils down to developing arguments in light of discovering how we ought to live in order to express and apply it fully in our lives. One example that applies to this is the ethical situation is the issue on life support. Say that a family member‚ specifically
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How the theory is used in making ethical judgments Ethical Dilemma In their profession a counselor will encounter situations where they’ll have to choose rather to do what the client asks of them or to stick by their individual beliefs. Just like in the text when the client who is in her late 30’s but is pregnant‚ situations such as this will test the beliefs of the individual because Catholics do not believe in abortions and in doing so will bring great shame from the Catholic community. One
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