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Papers On Philosophy Of Religion, God'S Existence & Freewill
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Aristotle's Argument on Self-Love:
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This 4 page paper examines the argument of Aristotle regarding self-love and self-sacrifice. Aristotle contended that self-love can in fact be compatible with self-sacrifice, and this paper explores the foundation of that position, as well as raising, and defending, arguments against that position. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: GSArislv.rtf
Paper Title: Aristotle's Argument on Self-Love:
Aristotle's Definition Of The Good Life
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses happiness and virtue as they relate to Aristotle's definition of the good life. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCAristHap.rtf
Paper Title: Aristotle's Definition Of The Good Life
Aristotle’s Philosophy, Science, and the Christian Church
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This
10 page report discusses the philosophy of Aristotle (384 -322
BCE) and its impact on Christianity. According to Aristotle, the
human soul is made up of rational and non-rational elements. One
has the ability to reason about things within itself, and
understand mathematics and other theoretical sciences. The other
listens to reason “as one would listen to a father.” Certainly,
the connection between the thinking of Aristotle and that of
Christianity becomes obvious in that one statement. Many other
parallels exist between Aristotle’s thinking and the attitudes
of the Christian church in terms of science, medicine, and other
physical truths of the universe. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWarcris.wps
Paper Title: Aristotle’s Philosophy, Science, and the Christian Church
Atheism, Immorality and David Hume
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This 5 page paper, written in the style of a letter, considers the accusation that David Hume is an atheist and looks at how Hume might have responded to the argument his work displays atheism and his philosophy results in immorality. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEhumeap.wps
Paper Title: Atheism, Immorality and David Hume
Augustine, Luther, and Bonhoeffer: Men of Similar Thought
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A 6 page paper which
discusses particular works of Augustine, Luther, and Bonhoeffer, illustrating that while
these three men were of different times, different cultures, and different regions, their
thoughts and ideas were incredibly similar. The works discussed are The Bondage of The
Will by Luther, City of God by Augustine, and Life Together by Bonhoeffer. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: RAaugluth.wps
Paper Title: Augustine, Luther, and Bonhoeffer: Men of Similar Thought
Belief in the Existence of God
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A 5 page research paper that examines the various arguments that have been proposed to prove the existence of God. The writer examines ontological, cosmological and teleological arguments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khexgod.rtf
Paper Title: Belief in the Existence of God
Benedict Spinoza: "Ethics" and the Concept of One Substance
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A 5 page paper
which discusses the work "Ethics" by Benedict Spinoza and addresses his particular
concept of one substance. Spinoza's philosophies of one substance were primarily based
on the fact that everything was linked back to that substance, which is God. No additional
sources cited.
Filename: RAsubstnc.wps
Paper Title: Benedict Spinoza: "Ethics" and the Concept of One Substance
Benjamin's Argument Against Descartes
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5 pages in length. Doubt, God's existence and the knowledge of matter might well comprise the entire philosophical realm for Descartes, whose approach to these three elements of human existence is, according to Benjamin, somewhat skewed in their individual application. While Descartes bases his fundamental theories upon the very essence of man's reality, Benjamin points out certain aspects of his approach that fail to quantify. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCBenjaDesc.rtf
Paper Title: Benjamin's Argument Against Descartes
Bernard Williams' "The Makropulos Case: Reflections on the Tedium of
Immortality"
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This 7 page report discusses Bernard Williams' 1972 essay regarding the
idea that immortality is not a desired state of being. "The Makropulos Case" is included
in Williams' essay title because it is the name of a play about 16th century woman named
Elina Makropulos whose father gives her an "elixir of life." She reaches the age of 342
but her life has been reduced to a state of: "... boredom, indifference, and coldness.
Everything is joyless." The report supports Williams' argument. Bibliography lists only
the primary source.
Filename: BWimmort.rtf
Paper Title: Bernard Williams' "The Makropulos Case: Reflections on the Tedium of
Immortality"
Boethius: virtue and happiness
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A paper which considers Boethius' philosophy of happiness, and the need for the virtuous individual to understand predestination, free will and moral choice in order to achieve true happiness despite the privations of the material world. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLboeth.rtf
Paper Title: Boethius: virtue and happiness
Bonnette's Origin Of The Human Species
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The philosopher, Dennis
Bonnette, in his book, Origin Of The Human Species, provides an analysis
of current paleontological theory that is congruent with the
philosophical stand of both Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. This 7 page
paper asserts that Bonnette, Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas share in the
belief that the study of mind is unequivocally melded with the concept
of evolution and by the advance of science. Bibliography lists 6
sources.
Filename: KTdenbon
Paper Title: Bonnette's Origin Of The Human Species