Ontological Argument Video When someone say a possible world they mean as hypothetical situation. It is generally a way for philosophers to test an idea to see if it is logically by asking could it exists in a possible world like our own.Three ways entities are defined in ontological argument are impossible it’s an entity that exists in no possible worlds‚ contingent an entity that exists in some possible worlds. God is defined as a maximally great being which means love‚wisdom‚ and power. The lesser
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The argument from evil In this paper I am going to use the very popular argument from evil‚ which was made popular and originated from the Greek philosopher Epicurus‚ to argue that existence of god is highly improbable. I’ll put this argument in the simplest of terms. For my first premise I am stating that if an omnipotent‚ omniscient‚ and omnibenevolent god exists than evil does not exist. For my second premise I am stating that evil exists in this world. When you put these two together
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J. L Mackie Introduction Mackie’s argument The proposed solution to be discussed and Mackie’s response to it is the claim that ‘evil is due to human free will’ and as such it cannot be attributed to God. Evil should instead be attributed to the free actions of individuals‚ the power of which has been endowed upon them by God. While it is acknowledged that there exists evil in the world‚ as a result of some human free will‚ it is claimed that freedom of will is a more valuable good than any
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A) Explain Irenaeus’ Theodicy The Irenaeus Theodicy‚ often called Soul Making‚ is a counterpart to Augustine’s Theodicy‚ yet it is also and opposing argument. While Augustine stated that evil came from humans and Adam in Genesis‚ Irenaeus proposes that evil is opposing the human races’ bid to become one with God. Irenaeus’theodicy differs from Augustine’s‚ as it is more in the sense that God created evil‚ whereas Augustine described its existence to be more of a mistake. Yet some of Irenaeus points
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Final Paper – The Problem of Evil The problem of evil is a widespread argument that attempts to disprove the existence of an omnipotent‚ omnibenevolent God. However‚ there are many refutations to the problem that demonstrate‚ while the problem of evil may seem to be wholly logical‚ it does not achieve the goal of absolutely disproving the existence of the aforementioned God. It is important to first examine the argument in support of the problem of evil‚ in order to understand why it may cause some
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Leibniz‚ Plantinga and Hick try to answer the question of the existence of evil in the world with their differing yet equally intellectual theodicy’s. Leibniz attacks the problem of evil with the concept of our world being the best possible world that God could create. Plantinga explains the hardships in the world with a free will theodicy‚ in which the world exists in its manner due to the free will of humanity. I argue that while each theodicy brings up a pertinent view to assess the issue‚ none
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COURSE: PHL 4220- ASIAN PHILOSOPHY TERM PAPER: INFLUENCE OF HINDU PHILOSOPHY ON MAHATMA GANDHI’S DOCTRINE OF NON-VIOLENCE SEMESTER: SPRING 2013 INFLUENCE OF HINDU PHILOSOPHY ON MAHATMA GANDHI’S DOCTRINE OF NON-VIOLENCE Introduction Nonviolence is the practice of being harmless to self and others under every condition. It comes from the belief that hurting people‚ animals or the environment is unnecessary to achieve an outcome and refers to a general philosophy of abstention from violence
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Philosophy PHL/215 November 03‚ 2014 Philosophy Philosophy is “the study of ideas about knowledge‚ truth‚ the nature and meaning of life‚ etc…; a particular set of ideas about knowledge‚ truth‚ and meaning of life; and a set of ideas about how to do something or how to live” (Philosophy‚ 2014‚ para. 1). Philosophy plays a huge role in all of our lives. Studding of philosophy influences our lives in many ways and has many purposes. Philosophy has five major branches metaphysis‚ epistemology‚ ethics
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Introduction to Philosophy Philosophical Concerns according to Dr. Bob Zunjic The study of philosophy may deal with every dimension of human life and can raise questions in any field of study or endeavor. Philosophy pursues questions rather than answers. Philosophy is not bound by any particular “truths” that set limits to the desire to continue asking questions. Philosophy changes historically both in respect to its content and its character. Definitions Etymologically‚ philosophy is derived
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PHILOSOPHY The History of Philosophy is often divided into three periods: Ancient philosophy‚ Medieval philosophy‚ and Modern philosophy. Philosophy is the discipline concerned with questions of how one should live (ethics); what sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures (metaphysics); what counts as genuine knowledge (epistemology); and what are the correct principles of reasoning (logic). The word is of Ancient Greek origin (philosophía)‚ meaning love of wisdom. Definition
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