god through Aquinas’ Five Ways‚ the best argument I would choose would be the fourth way. Descartes’ argument in Meditations V‚ the Ontological Argument‚ he argues that: (1) The essence of God is to be a perfect being. (That is‚ I cannot conceive of God as not being a perfect being.) (2) Existence is a perfection. (3) Therefore‚ God exists. (Or I cannot conceive of God as not existing.) This argument goes hand in hand with Aquinas’ fourth way‚ the Argument from Degrees of Excellence‚ where Aquinas
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Miscommunications Deborah Tannen’s “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation” is a brief look at how men and women communicate with one another and the cross-culture differences between their individual styles and needs for conversation. Women often say that men do not listen or do not want to talk. Tannen gives reasons why women tend to believe that men are not listening‚ and shows that just because men have a different approach to communicating does not mean they are not listening to what women are saying
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football game between the Bears and the Seahawks. The argument is simple and easy. The premises are: 1. If Shaun Alexander is not in the game on Sunday night against the Bears‚ then the Seahawks will lose. 2. Shaun Alexander will not be in the game on Sunday night against the Bears. Then the conclusion is: The Seahawks will lose to the Bears on Sunday night. This is a simple argument. Premises: If not A‚ then not B. Not A. Conclusion Not B. This argument is clearly inductive. While Shaun Alexander not
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doubt they are the work of choice or design?” (Socrates). The word ‘Telos’ is Greek for purpose. The Teleological argument thus argues that the universe is being directed towards a telos‚ an end purpose‚ and the posteriori evidence of an apparent intelligent design in the world. A posteriori argument is based on observations and/or experiences. Furthermore‚ the teleological argument is based on the character of the world and the universe. For example‚ our world is a place of such extraordinary interlocking
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and origin‚ many individuals such as John C. Calhoun and George Fitzhugh‚ had no problem with treating blacks like property. However‚ with religious‚ political‚ and general arguments‚ others like Theodore D. Weld and Henry David Thoreau‚ felt that slavery was downright unacceptable and inhumane. This subject was a key argument in many debates‚ which have shaped the way our society is run. Southern senator‚ John C. Calhoun‚ believes that slavery is not corrupt‚ but is suitable in society‚ saying
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*Metaphors or Arguments* Metaphors are an important ingredient to speech and argument. It is used to show comparison between two things‚ a way to create new meaning. Niccolò Machiavelli in his book The Prince discuss of social and political along with his creative usage of metaphors. His ideas consist of Medicine‚ the Fox and the Lion‚ as well as The Archer. These are the metaphors that I will be discussing as we go in more debt about Machiavelli and James Kastely thoughts of argument. Machiavelli
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How successful is the Design Argument? The argument from design‚ otherwise known as the teleological argument‚ is an argument for the existence of God based upon the empirical evidence of the design of nature. The argument form design is considered as part of Natural theology. Defined Natural theology is a set of arguments that argue for the existence‚ in which their aim is not presuppose a belief in God‚ but rather have their starting point with the existence of the world‚ the order and purpose
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The following argument is flawed for numerous reasons. Primarily‚ the argument is based on some unwarranted assumptions rendering the invalid conclusion that the Mozart school is the first choice for parents. To begin‚ the conclusion is based largely on the perception that issued alternatives certainly lead to the higher efficiency of the school. In doing this‚ the author fails to mention other possible factors that can impress parent decisions. It is likely that the school tuition is very high regarding
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There are many different sides to the argument about how the universe was created; one of the most prominent of these arguments is the Teleological argument‚ also known as the argument from design. The argument from design is based around the idea that the universe is too complex to have just appeared. William Paley uses a wrist watch as an example to describe this idea in more depth. Although there are many other idea that attempt to prove that there is not a creator‚ such as Darwin’s theory of
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particular philosophers who have formed strong opinions and arguments to address the question at hand and seem to have it all figured out. Philosophy and religion do indeed have an unsettled relationship‚ but this relationship only challenges minds‚ inspires people to think‚ and allows others to obtain a deeper and more detailed perspective. The philosopher St. Anselm presents an argument known as “The Ontological
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