Firstly‚ I believe all life‚ ever created‚ to included humans‚ was created with a specific purpose and morals engrained into our essence‚ even though we lack the knowledge or comprehension of God. To be sure many men like Socrates made every effort to discover the origin of humans morality‚ even questioning a fellow Athenian Euthyphro. Paying with his life‚ Socrates embarked on a mission to question beliefs‚ and during this time he question Euthyphro about his expertise with "piety" and "impiety
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Philosophy 101 Final Paper: Answer to five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Why does Hume think that the “design” in nature cannot prove God’s existence? Answer: One of the most common reasons why people say they believe in God is that the universe seems to have been intentionally designed. Hume observes that while we may perceive two events that seem to occur in conjunction‚ there is no way for us to
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fear the consequences of breaking the law‚ but with the death penalty criminals are forced to think twice about committing any severe crimes that would land them on death row. Most people even criminals do not wish for death. Life in prison is not ideal but losing one’s life is horrifying. Therefor in states with the death penalty people thing before they commit a serious crime. Today the death penalty is more expensive than leaving the person
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forming your opinion‚ take notes and write down possible quotations. It is better if you can come up with an opinion on a primary source‚ not just rewriting somebody’s ideas from a critic book. A good essay is a hard thing to do‚ not the impossible one though. You always have to work hard on what is good‚ and essay is not an exception. Remember that if you came up with nothing after all‚ you always have people who have fresh ideas 24/7 and will be glad to help you
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flourished in Ancient Greece from 470 BC until 322 BC. They were Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. These philosophers were famous for their "schools of thought." They questioned basic and widely accepted ideas. The works of these three men were the foundation for great western philosophy and still play a vital role in our evolution today. The lives they led influence the modern world greatly. The first of these three men is Socrates who lived from 470 BC until 399 BC. He was born in Athens to a poor
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A life that is just constantly happy would eventually get boring because we wouldn’t appreciate how wonderful it is‚ it would all feel the same eventually. Plus‚ without having some sadness in our lives‚ how could we truly know the meaning of real happiness. Constant happiness would be like living like a robot. So‚ I agreed with Professor George Lowenstein that in his statement ‘A life that was constantly happy was not a good life’. My experience and adventures called life in its whole
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relations. Principles of Justice and Gender Among the many substantial contributions to the field of modern philosophy made by John Rawls‚ there is one particular aspect of his most memorable work that has been a subject of notable controversy among feminists and other critics of gender-based injustices. Rawls is widely regarded as having revolutionized the modern field of political philosophy by “breaking the intuitionism-utilitarianism deadlock” (Kymlicka‚ 2002‚ p.55). However‚ according to critics
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better understanding of yourself and the world‚ and of the life that is best for you‚ then philosophy is most likely worth a few hours of your time. Philosophy is concerned with the justification of our most basic beliefs and the analysis of the concepts making up these beliefs. Some of these beliefs are highly relevant not just to how we understand ourselves and the world around us‚ but also to how we should act in this world. Philosophy pursues questions rather than answers. What is the justification
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euthanasia emphasizes two important features of acts of euthanasia. First‚ that euthanasia involves the deliberate taking of a person’s life; and‚ second‚ that life is taken for the sake of the person whose life it is - typically because she or he is suffering from an incurable or terminal disease. This distinguishes euthanasia from most other forms of taking life. Classification of euthanasia Euthanasia may be classified according to whether a person gives informed consent into three types: voluntary
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Philosophy hw Fast car and a good woman October 3‚ 2011 Raymond Martin talks about the problem of the meaning of life in his work in a fast car and a good woman. He brings up thought provoking questions life what is the meaning of life and what will satisfy our minds and make us happy. We all have everyday struggles to satisfy our hearts and the problem with us as Americans is that we try to do too much in a sense there are way too many things that we think will make us happy like money‚ a person
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