Alexander Haydon – Essay #2 What came first‚ the chicken or the egg? Philosophers have questioned what came first‚ and the existence of a higher power for thousands of years. Theist‚ Atheist‚ and Agnostic‚ society classifies people based on their answer to the question of the existence of a higher power‚ or God in this case. Aquinas‚ arguably one of the most famous philosophers‚ states that the existence of god can be proven through the five ways‚ an excerpt from his work the Summa Theologica. The
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Quintessence Another genre of model for dark energy are the scalar-field models. Unlike the cosmological constant‚ the scalar-field models are dynamic. They hold that the force causing the accelerating expansion of the universe varies based on time and locations. Moreover‚ as the name suggests‚ scalar fields are used to demonstrate the magnitude at the specified point in space and time. In essence‚ they demonstrate that the fabric of space-time is not homogeneous. Consequently‚ a non-homogeneous
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solely with the inherent nature of the act being judged. If an act is inherently good‚ then even if it results in bad consequences‚ it is still considered a good act. Teleological systems judge the consequences of an act. An act might look bad‚ but if it results in good consequences‚ then it can be defined as good under a teleological system. Ethical formalism is a deontological system because the important determinant for judging whether an act is moral is not its consequence‚ but only the motive
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certain difficulties. The term was made current by Hermann Diels in the nineteenth century‚ and was meant to mark a contrast between Socrates who was interested in moral problems‚ and his predecessors‚ who were supposed to be primarily concerned with cosmological and physical speculation. “Presocratic‚” if taken strictly as a chronological term‚ is not quite accurate‚ for the last of them were contemporaneous with Socrates and even Plato. Moreover‚ several of the early Greek thinkers explored questions
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"purpose". In cultures which have a teleological world view‚ the ends of things are seen as providing the meaning for all that has happened or that occurs. If you think about history as a timeline with a beginning and end‚ in a teleological view of the world and of history‚ the meaning and value of all historical events derives from their ends or purposes. That is‚ all events in history are future-directed. Aristotle’s thought is consistently teleological: everything is always changing and
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means “talking” (-logia) about being (on/onto). It is a philosophical discipline which can be described as the science of existence or the study of being (Cimiano‚ 2006 p.9).”-“The study of being? The study of being what? Well‚ the term being‚ in ontological sense‚ is derived from the Greek word ousia‚ which roughly translated‚ meant “essence” or “substance”. Then‚ it is the study of the essence of being‚ or in other words‚ an exploration of the nature of reality and existence. In fact‚ you might find
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"interpenetrating dimensions"‚ "parallel dimensions"‚ "parallel worlds"‚ "alternative realities"‚ and "alternative timelines"‚ among others. Contents [hide] 1 Multiverse hypotheses in physics 1.1 Tegmark’s classification 1.1.1 Level I: Beyond our cosmological horizon 1.1.2 Level II: Universes with different physical constants 1.1.3 Level III: Many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics 1.1.4 Level IV: Ultimate Ensemble 1.2 Cyclic theories 1.3 M-theory 1.4 Anthropic principle 1.5 WMAP cold
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Allison seemingly embraces the filtration model. In this model‚ things in themselves are the result of certain ontological conditions‚ which are completely independent of representations (Robinson 423). Epistemic conditions "filter out" things lacking representation enabling features and then filters those that are not shared with others (Robinson 424). If representations
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punishment that follows. In layman’s terms‚ it is doing something wrong‚ then working through a process of making it right once again. There are six major Atonement Paradigms: Penal Substitution‚ Ransom Theory‚ Christus Victor‚ Moral Exemplar‚ Ontological‚ and Homoousial; all answering the three major questions that come about. The first inquiry is‚ what is the overall problem? Penal Substitution claims the problem is sin tainting the individual. The perfect united community God has created for
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consider when attempting to determine the morality of physician-assisted suicide/euthanasia. In order to fully understand the “euthanasia debate‚” it is crucial to look at our two main theoretical camps: deontological or “Kantian” ethics‚ and teleological or “utilitarian” ethics. Both sides make valid points regarding this bioethical issue. Therefore‚ in order to form your own opinion/make conclusions on this matter‚ it is crucial to have substantial knowledge regarding the assertions on both
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