Chapter 3 – Why does anything at all exist? G. W. Leibniz‚ codiscoverer of calculus and a towering intellect of 18th century Europe‚ wrote: “The first question which should rightly be asked is “Why is there something rather than nothing?” -“The Principles of Nature and of Grace‚ Based on Reason” His conclusion was that the answer is to be found‚ not in the universe of created things‚ but in God. God exists necessarily and is the explanation why anything else exists. LEIBNIZ’s Argument There
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The four possible types of responses to life’s meaning are the Theistic Response‚ Human Progress Response‚ Nihilism Response‚ and Self-Chosen Commitment. The theistic response is the relationship between the person’s relationship to a larger plan. Everything has a purpose and is part of a bigger plan‚ according to Thomas Aquinas. The theistic response has meaning to life‚ because it supports the claim that humans are part of a bigger plan created by God. Everything that was created is part of a
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Philosophy Study Guide Freedom: * Boethius – The Consolation of Philosophy * Determinism‚ no regret * Pre-determined‚ is a God * Pessimistic Determinism - Bad things must happen for plan to work * Boethius: If God foresees all things and cannot ever be mistaken‚ that which his Providence sees must happen. Therefore‚ if Providence knows beforehand not only men’s deeds but even their plans and wishes‚ there will be no freewill. * Philosophy: Foreseeing
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We all learn different skills throughout our lives‚ the one skill that I learned is a very common one‚ driving. At some point in our lives we have learned to develop this skill. It’s one of the most involved things to do‚ yet the simplest to do without thinking about. Of course you’re thinking‚ driving‚ no problem I could do it in my sleep. But have you ever thought about‚ how do I know how to drive? I know I haven’t. But now as I think about it‚ I have been developing this skill since I was young
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. Rosenburg‚ D. & Baker‚ S. (1992). Mythology and you. Lincolnwood‚ IL: Nation Textbook Co. Sartre‚ J. P. (1956). Being and nothingness. (H. Barnes‚ Trans.). New York: Washington Square Press. (Original work published 1953) Schopenhauer‚ A. (1960). Essay on the freedom of the will. (K. Kolenda‚ Trans.). Indianapolis: The Liberal Arts Press. (Original work published 1839) Tillich‚ P. (1952). The courage to be. New Haven: Yale University Press. Watters‚ E. (2006‚ November). DNA
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both‚ but as a matter of fact‚ you chose to eat the unhealthy option. But were you actually free to choose the unchosen alternative? Many philosophers think that free will is actually an illusion – that the choice you actually made was inevitable. Schopenhauer‚ for example‚ argued that for a man to say that he could have chosen an alternative is analogous to water in a still pond saying it could be flowing. Yes‚ he said‚ the water could be flowing if that same water were in a river‚ but given that it
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AncestralHormones and Music Therapy By George Kozma Hungarian pre-war writer Antal Szerb‚ and his Landlady – both befriended by Marcel Proust int he Twenties – planned to publish a children’s History Book‚ but it used to be dangerous in those times to present Jews /as they translated the original word: Yeah-Holders/ as a positive influence in Psycho-History : showing that their non-Jewish princely Ancestors constantly killed each other‚ and still they – the wonder rabbis - are considered
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This idea was first described by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. As the series begins and progresses‚ more characters are introduced of both genders as well as similar and different age groups. The main character is then not only forced to deal with these new characters on a one-to-one basis‚ but also live
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While writing The Ego and the Id in 1923‚ Sigmund Freud was influenced by the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ which led him to theorize that the human mind is composed of three parts: the id‚ ego‚ and superego. The id is the portion of the unconscious that is the source of impulsive and childlike drives. By seeking immediate gratification and pleasure‚ the id operates on the “pleasure principle” (McLeod). Opposite to the id‚ the superego is the “parent portion of the psyche‚” which operates on what seems
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Nietzsche‚ Friedrich‚ and Walter Kaufmann‚ On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo‚ Vintage‚ 1989 Pascal‚ Blaise‚ Pensées‚ LGF Livre de Poche‚ 2000‚ ISBN 978-2253160694 Plato‚ The Symposium‚ Penguin Classics‚ 2003‚ ISBN 978-0140449273 Schopenhauer‚ Arthur‚ “Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung”‚ 1818/1819‚ vol. 2: 1844 (The World as Will and Representation‚ sometimes also known in English as The World as Will and Idea)‚ Dover Publications‚ 1966. ISBN 978-0486217628. Stumpf‚ Samuel E‚ “Philosophy:
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