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Plantinga's Properly Basic Beliefs
... that makes the believer justified in taking the belief as basic. The condition or circumstance will vary with the sort of belief involved. For the belief that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Descartes: true belief and knowledge
... belief" (Crispin 167), which means a belief that is true and has some justification. Descartes realized that what the senses perceived could be equated to true belief ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Miracles - Identify a philosopher and examine their understanding of the term miracle. Examine arguments that can be used to discredit belief in miracles. How is belief in miracles still strong?
... , due to his belief that God was that of an interventionist, there were three types of miracles that could take place. The ... invisible agent", which exposed his belief that miracles transgress the laws of nature. Hume claimed that "Nothing is esteemed a ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Evaluation of Socrates' Argument that he is Not Afraid of Death
... that better suit his needs. Like all humans, Socrates ' belief in an afterlife that appeals to him lessens his own fear of death, not because of his belief that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
According to Aristotle, how is it that being a good person will also lead to happiness?
... belief that you always must be "morally virtuous" to be happy. These situations can always arise and if one moral virtue is chosen over another does that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Does Berkeley believe that objects go out of existence when nobody is perceiving them? If not, what does he believe?
... . Berkeley believed that a belief that something exists is justified if and only if the object at issue ... are real. Berkeley maintained that objects exist only in the minds of those that perceive them. His main point was that objects cannot exist without ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
A close analysis on Plato's Republic. Answers to such questions as: What is Socrates' reply to Thrasymachus's notion that injustice makes one "stronger and more effective" than justice (34)?
... The basis of these two criticisms is due to Socrates ' belief that the soul consumes everything presented to it. Therefore what ... Socrates replies to Thrasymachus by giving him an example that shows that injustice leads to conflicts in all groups of people. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
"God and the World" Talks about Teleological,Cosmological Arguments and the problem of causality in Ch.9 of Questions that Matter(SE).
... that god exists. This brings us to the two most important arguments on gods existence. The cosmological argument is based on the belief that ... all beings is the greatest is god. 5.We see that things that lack knowledge (natural bodies) act for an end. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Summary of Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
... . Voltaire was overwhelmingly concerned with religious and ethical issues. His belief that spirituality was a private matter simply didn't correspond ... appear in the Bill of Rights and represent the core beliefs which have been shaping U.S. culture for over ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Discussion of the Feasibility of Miracles and the Grounds for Christianity existing without miracles. The fact and the ideas disagreeing with Hume's ideas
... Solid beliefs come from observing constant occurrences of something. The only beliefs that will stand up are beliefs that give ... beliefs that will stand up are beliefs that give you strong imperial evidence. Skepticism leads to moderation in views and that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy