In the test of time, most philosophies are forgotten and replaced by newer, more modern ones. ... In the modern era, for the most part, philosophers tend to concentrate on one or two aspects of the subject (Hallsall). ... The study of metaphysics is, in short, what underlies the existence of the universe. Aristotle's view of metaphysics came from his interest in Biology (Durant 56). ... Greek philosophers were very different in their views in things, but agreed in many. ...

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Medieval society developed a new way of living and viewing life, known as the medieval synthesis. The medieval synthesis was an outlook on life introduced by Thomas Aquinas that reformed the earlier ideas of logic and reason into a more logical and meaningful view on life, this can be seen in everyday medieval life by education, religion, and law. ... The Summa Theologica synthesized medieval society by reconciling faith and reason by seeking the common ground between two interpretations of reality regarding the nature of the universe called realism and nominalism. ... "Martin Luther stands ...

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Acquinas then uses this to argue that there must have been something to start this sequence off, something outside of the universe as we know it. ... In my view the best reason to believe that theism is false is the problem of evil in the world, it is so evident and widespread that surely an omnipotent and omniscient being would not allow it to occur. Bibliography Diamond, Malcolm L, Contemporary Philosophy and Religious Thought - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, McGraw-Hill, 1974 Ferre', Frederick, Basic Modern Philosophy o...

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Newton's work seemed to prove that order and mathematically demonstrable laws were at work in the physical universe. ... They were also willing to entertain, although not necessarily accept, new heresies--such as atheism or the belief that the earth had gradually evolved or the view that the Bible was a series of wise stories but not the literal word of God. ... The philosophes helped shaped, if not define, the modern outlook....

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In the 6th century BCE, however, a man from Greece by the name of Pythagoras of Samos would change our view on the mathematical world we used to have, forever. ... The magnificent impact that this would have on the world was tremendous and for this reason we can safely classify Pythagoras as one of the fathers of modern mathematical knowledge. ... The "Harmony of the Spheres" was most likely his second most important contribution as described in the Stanford Encyclopedia, "Secondarily as a cosmologist, because of the striking view of a universe ascribed to him in the later trad...

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