Throughout many ages religion has been a very important part of history. It shaped many cultures and allowed us to better understand many civilizations. Two of these cultures are those of the Christians and Greeks. Both have similarities and differences in their religious beliefs that have been compared often and I have chosen to discuss the similarities and differences of Christianity and ancient Greek mythology. Christianity is a monotheistic religion‚ or belief in only one God‚ and spiritual
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One may question the intentions of others when deciding how they should be treated in a situation of crime or evil. There is no answer set in stone for what is right and what is wrong‚ although many theories can try and defend one. In many situations in life‚ both options may be wrong or both options may be right. Metaethics is one theory that identifies the nature of our values while defending what is right and wrong. In the story‚ “The Cold Equations” written by Tom Godwin‚ rights and values is
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Ofelia Tamayo ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER Critical Thinking – PHIL 110 Kant-No Duties to Animals Animals have been around for just as long as humans have and some believe that neither one is above the other. In Kant’s essay “No Duties to Animals” he argues that humans have first and foremost a duty to anyone from their same “membership”. All humans belong to the human race membership and in no way may abdicate the position. And so a human must enforce direct duties towards other humans
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Phil 4 Midterm Study Guide Introduction: - Ontology is the study of being‚ kinds of things that exists‚ the different kinds of being. What is ultimately real? - Material: spatial/public/mechanical - Immaterial: nonspatial/private/teleological - Materialism: Matter is truly real and immaterial things are not - Idealism: Ideas are ultimately real - Dualism: Reality is both material and immaterial - Monism: There’s one single reality Lau Tzu (Laozi): - Taos analogy to water: water
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(1)[All change is either change for the better or change for the worse.] (But) (2)[God is necessarily a greatest possible being.] (So) (3)[he cannot change for the better‚] (since) (4)[if he did‚ he would not have been the greatest possible being prior to the change.] (And) (5)[he cannot change for the worse‚] (since) (6)[if he did‚ he would not be the greatest possible being subsequent to the change.] (Therefore‚) (7)[God cannot change.] (G) is which statement? 7 (1)[All humans have equal positive
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Beauvoir’s discussion of woman as an absolute Other leads her to consider the diverse ways women have been represented (or mythologized) by men. How did her chapter on Myths increase your awareness of your own experiences as mythologizer and mythologized. Introduction Beauvoir is famous for her philosophical and existentialist classification of women. In her works‚ womanhood and femininity are seen from different lenses – as being an agent in the society (an absolute Other) and as a subject of
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Religion has a negative impact on society. According to researchers‚ it decreases people’s motivation to pursue goals. Researchers believe that religious people rely very much on God and are hence unable to effectively drive themselves towards their goals. Religion has also been faulted for the rise of extremist terrorist groups. It has contributed to the social‚ cultural and economic development of many societies. Religion has been used as a tool to maintain political dominance of the world order
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Philosophy of Man: Notes Historical Background I. Pre-Socratic Period - also known as the Cosmological Period (cosmos meaning universe) *questions about human existence and subsistence (basic needs) Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers: - Anaxagoras - Thales (he held that water is the fundamental stuff of all things‚ saying “All is water”) - Anaximander - Xenophanes - Heraclitus - Anaximenes Empiricism – a theory which states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience
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Religion in the World Today As Victor Hugo once said‚ “I am religiously opposed to religion” and I agree with him completely. Religion has been a part of our world for centuries but not everyone has to believe in the same thing or even have a religion of any kind‚ it is all a choice and a right that we are granted. When I was younger my parents decided that I could believe in anything I wanted to when I grew up and that they weren’t going to push a specific religion on me with explicit beliefs
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Florida State College at Jacksonville Research Paper Daniel Gomez PHL 2010 Professor Paige M. Erickson 28 April 2013 Daniel Gomez Professor Paige M. Erickson PHL 2010 20 April 2013 Research Paper Religion has been very important in people’s lives for thousands of years‚ and most likely will stay for years to come‚ “God is dead; but given the way of men‚ there may still be caves for thousands of years in which his shadow will be shown”(Nietzsche‚ “Gay Science” s.108). Because it
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