Georg Brow Professor Jovanovski Phi-101 5/8/13 The Existence of God‚ and which God Does Existence The existence of God is a subject matter that most people want to know the answer to. Many great philosophers have debated about this subject for generations. Feuerbach has an interesting point of view about the subject matter. Feuerbach believes that if it can be scientifically proven then it is real or true and anything that is not proven is not real because there are no facts to back it up
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Plato’s "Defense of Socrates" follows the trial of Socrates for charges of corruption of the youth. His accuser‚ Meletus‚ claims he is doing so by teaching the youth of Athens of a separate spirituality from that which was widely accepted. Socrates’ argument was unique in that he tried to convince the jury he was just an average man and not to be feared‚ but in actuality demonstrated how clever and tenacious he was. He begins with an anecdote of his visit to the Oracle of Delphi‚ which told him
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The Existence of God and Evil The problem of evil has been around since the beginning. How could God allow such suffering of his “chosen people”? God is supposedly all loving (omni-benevolent) and all powerful (omnipotent) and yet He allows His creations to live in a world of danger and pain. Two philosophers this class has discussed pertaining to this problem is B.C. Johnson and John Hick. Johnson provides the theists’ defense of God and he argues them. These include free will‚ moral urgency‚
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In the book The Trial and Death of Socrates‚ Socrates is faced to refute a friend’s argument for him to escape Athens and not to be put to death. Socrates however‚ being a man of pious intent and just composition‚ believes for many reasons‚ that escaping is not the just thing to do. He provides many reasons for his point of view‚ The main reason Socrates does not flee Athens is because of the way he lives his life. What was ultimately most important about Socrates’ inquiries was‚ indeed‚ the unceasing
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Four aspects of human existence: The human being as an individual (individual existence)The individual in relation to other people (social existence)The individual in relation to his/her physical environment (physical existence)The individual in relation to a transcendent environment (transcendental existence). Page:of 77 6Canbe traced back to Plato (427 –347 BC) and Aristotle (384 –322 BC)‚ who laid down the basic principles of human behaviour‚ particularly with regard to the
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Ch-1 Soul and the Secrets What is soul? This particular question’s answer may be known to all yet in bits and parts‚ not the entirety .The scientific explanation to the soul has been beautifully portrayed in the Vedas*‚ Upanishads* and Gita*. Yet they are not so simple for the common public who want to know more about the soul. Our one of the most loved and popular slokas* from the Bhagavat Gita is “Basansi jirnani jatha bihaya Nabani grihnati naranparini Tatha sarirani bihaya jirna
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Running head: THE IMMORTAL SOUL The immortal soul Michelle Bell Southwest Tennessee Community College Introduction to Philosophy Dr. Melvin Tuggle November 15‚ 2007 The immortal soul Where were you - your soul‚ your spirit - before you were born? If the soul is immortal‚ did it have a "life" before your birth? Plato believed that the soul existed prior to our existence in human form. In Plato’s theory‚ “ Our souls possess knowledge of the Forms before we are born‚ and with
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Danielle Introduction to Philosophy April 23. 2013 The Existence of God The existence of God has been questioned‚ pondered‚ sought out and studied for hundreds‚ no‚ thousands of years since the beginning of time. “Does God exist?” “What do certain philosophers have to say about the existence of God?” “What do Christianity and Atheism have to say?” “What about those who say they have experienced God?” “If He does exist‚ what is He like?” “Why does
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Journal Reflection – Proofs for the Existence of God St. Thomas Aquinas’ 5 Ways St. Thomas Aquinas’ Five Ways (3) God either exists or doesn’t‚ believe what you want but many have argued over this ongoing topic including famous philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas‚ who created 5 ways to prove that God actually exists. I will be focusing on three of his ‘Five Ways’‚ which include the ideas that there has to be a first mover that had initially started everything in motion‚ there
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In the trial of Socrates‚ I juror number 307‚ Ryan Callahan vote the defendant is Not Guilty on the first charge of Corrupting the youth. My justifications for this vote are as follows. Socrates didn ’t corrupt the youth‚ he just shared his ideas with them and they in turn chose the path to take these ideas. Part of understanding this case is understand the time in which the case was held. This time being 399 B.C.‚ a time in which Athens was a free democratic city‚ a town which prided itself
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