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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Can Free Will And Determinism Coexist?
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4 pages in length. To consider the otherwise opposing aspects of free will and determinism as being complementary entities is to embrace the notion of compatibilism. Historically speaking, free will and determinism have long represented a paradoxical reality save the handful of philosophers who believed that while one or the other may take precedence in the overall scheme of man's complex behaviors, both can duly coexist within the vast realm of humanity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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