In Plato’s dialogue Phaedo‚ there are a series of arguments presented by Socrates as proofs for the existence of the soul after death. The final and most convincing argument works as a direct application of Socrates’ idea of the Forms. Socrates begins to examine the question of whether the soul exists after death by establishing the basis upon which his proof must function. Socrates takes his idea of Forms to be the most certain of all of his theories and so he contends that it ought to be the basis
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David Hume was a Scottish philosopher who lived in the mid to late 1700’s. He wrote on a variety of topics‚ metaphysics‚ aesthetics‚ ethics‚ the self‚ and more. However‚ some of his most intriguing and significant work was done on the philosophy of religion. Though he was often very definitive and straight forward in his works‚ he never made a truly positive statement regarding his religious beliefs. Much evidence exists suggesting that he was an atheist‚ however he often seems to waver and frequently
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Introduction As I was a Christian‚ my parents use to ask me to read different types of books about God and religion. One of my favorite books that I had read during my high school years was a book by Thomas Aquinas. Thomas Aquinas believed in a unique combination of faith and reason in his believes of God‚ and had brought up five different arguments on his believes in political and ethical in the existence of God. 1st: The First Mover Aristotle got the idea that the whole universe is in motion from Heraclitus
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René Descartes and the Existence of God In his Discourse on Method‚ French philosopher René Descartes shares his views on what he has found to be the best way for him to live life‚ and what he believes to be the ultimate purpose of living. In part of this discourse‚ Descartes explains the four metaphysical arguments that he came across during his meditations. This process‚ he states‚ begins by doubting every idea and opinion he had learned in his life that he did not already believe as clearly and
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Within the “fifth meditation‚ philosopher Rene Descartes argues for the existence of god. He provides reasoning to support this argument‚ that only things that can be conceived clearly and distinctly have the power to conceive one completely. Since Descartes has a clear and distinct idea of a perfect being‚ and a perfect being cannot lack existence‚ he argues existence is necessary for god. Therefore‚ god must exist. He begins his argument by examining weather or not we know anything certain about
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Thomas Aquinas is a prominent figure for someone who believes‚ preaches‚ and teaches about Gods existence. Aquinas made what is known to be called the Summa Theologica. This piece of writing is known to talk about the relationship between God and man along with questions and articles to show that God truly exists. Part one‚ question number two in the Summa talks about the existence of God. In this section of Aquinas’ writing‚ he gives three articles which are questions to support his claim on the
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there a God? Is it true that there is one or many Supreme beings that created the universe within it including humans? There are atheist that say no‚ and theist that say yes. But who is truly right in their conclusions of God’s existence. Philosophers have debated the highly controversial issue‚ and many proofs have been claimed of God’s existence. However‚ for every good claim there is a counter to the claim as well. There are many reasons which people have argued the existence of a God‚ but
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The existence of God has been a popular and yet ongoing debate for many years now. There are many arguments that argue for God’s existence just as there are many arguments against God’s existence. This paper will argue for the proof of God’s existence according to William Paley’s teleological argument. The teleological argument is often described as an argument which stems from either design or intelligent design‚ but this can be considered as misleading. According to the creators of the book Introducing
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The existence of God relies heavily on the idea that there must be a creator of everything‚ whether the creator is a person‚ or an event. The cosmological argument for the existence of God starts by asking why does something exist? And the logical follow through is everything exists has an explanation for its presence in the universe‚ the universe exists and therefore must have a creator. An argument could be made to say that God is the answer for who created the universe. Many will say that the
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fictitious and adventitious. According to Descartes‚ innate ideas have always been instilled in us while fictitious and adventitious ideas are just figments of our imaginations. He states the the innate idea of Gods existence is placed in us by God himself and denies the possibility of God being fictitious or adventitious. He does state however‚ that innate beliefs must be accompanied by experiences in order to acquire optimal knowledge. Descartes’ theories and applications offer much insight into
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