St Thomas Aquinas
... go out of existence. Since it is impossible for things always to exist. at some time they did not. But that is absurd since then nothing would have come into existence. Therefore all beings are not merely possible but some being must be necessary. This thing we call God. 4. The argument from degrees ...
... go out of existence. Since it is impossible for things always to exist. at some time they did not. But that is absurd since then nothing would have come into existence. Therefore all beings are not merely possible but some being must be necessary. This thing we call God. 4. The argument from degrees ...
Great expectations A question
... So I guess this also rules out a carefree life… and a pain-free death. The Bible admittedly gives us some clues about what lies after death…. but not many… Not looking good is it? What’s the point if there are no perks?. Before I talk about some of the things I believe we can expect from God, there ...
... So I guess this also rules out a carefree life… and a pain-free death. The Bible admittedly gives us some clues about what lies after death…. but not many… Not looking good is it? What’s the point if there are no perks?. Before I talk about some of the things I believe we can expect from God, there ...
Unlocking the Knowledge of God: Evidence for His Existence
... Moral Laws are different from natural laws. Moral laws describe what ought to be not ...
... Moral Laws are different from natural laws. Moral laws describe what ought to be not ...
Transcendentalism Notes
... What is Transcendentalism? an idealistic philosophical and social movement that ...
... What is Transcendentalism? an idealistic philosophical and social movement that ...
Marco Trivellato - Professor Dugan - PHI 101 ISL - Due date 05
... philosophy focused on pragmatism, idealism and the discovery of political philosophy; John Stuart Mill was famous because of his principle of utility. He believed that right actions are those that result in a greater, overall well-being (or utility), for the people involved than any other possible a ...
... philosophy focused on pragmatism, idealism and the discovery of political philosophy; John Stuart Mill was famous because of his principle of utility. He believed that right actions are those that result in a greater, overall well-being (or utility), for the people involved than any other possible a ...
Scholasticism
... 6. The explanation for the existence of the whole universe can't be scientific. (There can't be initial physical conditions and laws independent of what is to be explained.) 7. The explanation for the existence of the whole universe can't be essential. (The universe is not the sort of thing that exi ...
... 6. The explanation for the existence of the whole universe can't be scientific. (There can't be initial physical conditions and laws independent of what is to be explained.) 7. The explanation for the existence of the whole universe can't be essential. (The universe is not the sort of thing that exi ...
Source Sheet
... God and the Philosophers – Philosophy and Faith, Laura L. Garcia (pages 174-5) Some will see in this nothing more than a short and unconvincing version of the design argument for God’s existence, but that is not how I would describe it. Rather, it seemed to me as though I felt God’s presence in the ...
... God and the Philosophers – Philosophy and Faith, Laura L. Garcia (pages 174-5) Some will see in this nothing more than a short and unconvincing version of the design argument for God’s existence, but that is not how I would describe it. Rather, it seemed to me as though I felt God’s presence in the ...