and for everyone‚ to believe anything on insufficient evidence‚ forming beliefs on insufficient evidence makes us credulous cognitive powers. James essay on “the will to Believe” Reference: Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology‚ ed. Louis P. Pojman (Belmont‚ CA.: Wadsworth‚ 2003)‚ 363]. Jordan‚ Jeff‚ "Pragmatic Arguments and Belief in God"‚ The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2011 Edition)‚ Edward N. Zalta (ed.)‚ URL =
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gives meaning and purpose to life‚ even though there are some sacrifices to our freedom. He says there has to be an explanation to how our world came to be and that our world comes from something much bigger than any of us can wrap our head around. Pojman gives such detail and description in the way that he argues his conclusion. He says that autonomy is like having one-hundred autonotoms‚ one-hundred percent freedom; no restrictions‚ and religion is like having ninety-five autonotoms‚ ninety-five
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I found The Brothers Karamazov interesting. I grew up in the church and have often heard people question why evil happens. Ivan and some others have a hard time accepting God‚ because of these three premises: • God is all-powerful (all knowing). • God is perfectly good. • Evil exists. When speaking with his brother Alyosha‚ a Christian monk‚ Ivan reveals how he deals with the above premises. Ivan tells Alyosha that he doesn’t spend time trying to know for sure if God exits or not. To Ivan the answer
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putting a murderer to death the‚ law is killing people‚ an act they are trying to deter people from. Philosopher Emmanuel Kant made an argument stating that killing someone for deterrence is using them as a tool‚ and it is unjust within itself (Pojman 70). Many think that by having the death penalty as a consequence for first degree murder‚ the rates of homicide will drop‚ because it will “put fear into the hearts of people”(Costanzo 96)‚ but that is not correct. In a survey done by the Death Penalty
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Cited: Pojman‚ Louis‚ and Michael Rea. Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology. 6th ed. Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2012. P. 277‚ 350. Print. Bible‚ English Standard Version 2001. Biblos‚ 2011. Web. 21 May 2012. <http://www.biblos.com/>.
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Allison Jaggar gives a feminist approach to ethics termed feminist ethics. This approach focuses on correcting male biases that are perceived in traditional ethics that usually lead to rationalizations and stereotypes of the moral experiences of women (Pojman and Vaughn‚ 443). The main point of feminist ethics is the extra emphasis on how the social relationships we have affect our ethical choices and responsibilities. According class PowerPoint’s‚ “Feminist Ethics calls attention to moral differences
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maximization of goodness in society that is‚ the greatest goodness for the greatest number" (Pojman 107). Therefore‚ the person is the focus of happiness. In addition‚ utilitarianism falls in the category of teleological ethics‚ which is concerned with the conclusion or the consequences of a particular act‚ and not the means by which that end result was produced. Using the act of lying as an example‚ Pojman states‚ "the act that is right produces the best consequences the only thing wrong with lying
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These learning outcomes describe what students will accomplish upon successful completion of PHIL 2074F. You should refer to these outcomes when preparing for assignments‚ because they indicate what exactly you will be expected to do in assignments. Learning Outcomes (1) Recognize ethical dilemmas and questions that arise is business practice; (2) Apply ethical frameworks to these dilemmas and questions; (3) Evaluate ethical analyses of business practices; and (4) Construct unique philosophical
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of a figure shown. Through questions and answers the slave successfully draws the figure. Socrates then tries to prove that because he is “uneducated” and successfully drew the figure‚ knowledge is innate and that everyone is always born with it. (Pojman 43-44) Some of the problems that I have with the dialogue are that Socrates assumes through the figure that the uneducated slave drew had the knowledge. If knowledge is innate then there would be no reason to call his slave uneducated. How can one
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for an eye” was the typical argument that defended the side that the punishment should equal the crime. In an article written by Louis Pojman‚ he defends the death penalty with his own “eye for an eye” theory. His reasoning is that he believes humans are logical creatures who make the logical choice to commit a muder‚ therefore giving up their right to live. Pojman argues that the death penalty is a good deterrent for potential
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