Ancient Greek philosophers were behind the establishment of many philosophical questions that puzzle philosophers to this day. Parmendies, one of these early philosophers, was the founder of a group of brilliant thinkers known as the Eleatics. ... Other philosophers have posed objections and rebuttals to his claims but the argument of Parmenides will continue to live on and be the subject of many philosophers in the future....
"The Ontological Argument" In Saint Anselm and Gaunilo's "The Ontological Argument", Anselm believes that God is the greatest of all conceivable things and nothing else can be thought to exist greater than God. St. Anselm states that he wants to find a proof of God, not because he does not believ...
It attempts to present several thousand important theological questions as systematically as possible and it includes insights from Greek philosophers, especially Aristotle. The Summa Theologica was written by Saint Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican priest, theologian and philosopher. ... Summa Theologica is studied in all major Catholic universities and seminaries, as well as theologians and philosophers of religion of all denominations. ...
Epicurus, a Greek philosopher, formulated the Logical Argument from Evil (LAE). ... Since his LAE became known, it has been a hotbed for debate among philosophers. ... Human free will is an example many philosophers use as an example of a "greater good". ... Philosophers showed that premise (1) of Rowe's EAE had a major flaw. ...
Every philosopher has a different opinion on the existence of God. ... Every philosophers has developed their own proofs and opinions on the subject, and until God comes down to earth or gives proof of his existence, then their will still be arguments on his existence. ...
In this paper I will discuss the opinions of different people including myself, a famous philosopher, and a religion who are either for or against the existence of God. ... There are many different philosophers that have a different opinion on the existence of God. One of the greatest philosophers and theologians was Aquinas, Saint Thomas which he believed that God does exist. ...
Rene Descartes is a philosopher who questioned some of these situations. ... Philosopher Rene Descartes had questions about the things we experience in our everyday life, which brought questions to my attention, which he helped me with while reading the "Discourse on Method". ...
Introduction For years, many arguments have been proposed by philosophers, theologians, scientists, and others to prove that God does exist. ... Objections Gaunilo was the first philosopher who argues against the Anselm‟s argument with his commonly known the "Dream Island" objection. ...
The existence of god has been questioned by people since he has been conceived. Many ideas have been proclaimed to prove gods existence but many have been ludicrous. Descartes logic on god's existence has been one of the most read about works by philosophers and I feel to be the most accurate works...
I've always been a philosopher at heart, overanalyzing situations, people, and nature; questioning values and our existence. Having long discussions that often lead into arguments on various aspects of life inspires me, as I take in other people's perceptions on life and develop my own. Over th...
The last and possibly the most damaging criticism is that Descartes allows by his reason, what other philosophers have dubbed as the Cartesian circle. ... I like hundreds of more educated philosophers before me was unable to break this circle with complete certainty and unquestionable reason. ...
Outline the Ontological argument for the existence of God and consider the view that, while it may strengthen a believer's faith, it has no value for the non-believer. The word "ontology" is a Greek word relating to the concept of being. The ontological argument itself therefore an a priori argu...
According to Plato, by nature, human is a political animal. Regardless of time, culture and geography, human beings exhibit a strong political nature that constitutes their existence. This behavior seems embedded in the human DNA and seems to last as long as humanity is in existence. Plato's belief...
One of the largest questions that has logically tormented mankind since the beginning is, the existence of God. Various philosophers have argued that there is or is not a God, as well as different types of gods. We mostly see belief in different types of gods in religions still praised upon to thi...
In our lives as we live today, we live by a moment of truth, what is right and what is wrong. By most people's standards we are raised to believe that there is a higher power, that God does exist and to disbelieve is a mortal sin. But who can actually say that there is one? Has anyone been to hea...
Perhaps the biggest debate of all time has centred on the existence of God. Many intelligent people have come up with "proofs- over the years to argue for and against the existence of God. Arguments for the existence of God include the cosmological argument and the ontological argument, but these ca...
