The question of God's existence has been debated through the history of man, with every philosopher from Socrates to Immanuel Kant weighing in on the debate. ... Numerous Philosophers, Immanuel Kant being one, have refuted Saint Anslems assertion. ...
While some of the theories proposed discussed this semester by various philosophers were slightly difficult to fully understand, several readings in the textbook were given in which supported the topic that there is a God who exists: First was "the ontological argument" by Saint Anselm of Canterbury, a Christian philosopher. ... But first, just as our textbook provided written works of philosophers who believed in the existence of God, there were also other philosophers who wrote on the contrary, God doesn't exist: One prime example was a reading entitled "The Problem of E...
ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to layout the primary tenets of the much debated mind/body dualistic argument from the lens of philosophers from the ancient epoch but most elaborately from Rene Descartes. ... He holds the view that mind and body are two independent substances and hereby he is called a dualist philosopher. ... The earliest systematic conception of mind and body stems from the philosophies of these two Greek philosophers. ... However, long before these philosophers' theories, the ancient scriptures taught that mankind was made in God's image and that Adam needed the ...
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO VEDANTA The word "Vedanta" literally means the end [anta] of the Vedas. It is considered to be one of the most complete systems in Indian philosophy. Ordinarily it refers to the Upanishads, which were the concluding part of the Vedic literature. The Upanishads speak o...
