Philosophy

Giving reference to the kinds of phenomena that each type of consciousness theory can be used to explain, this essay outlines three types of consciousness that explain different areas of…

The viability of the Cartesian conception of mind has over time been significantly reduced through both philosophic and scientific scrutiny. Philosophic inspection has revealed the error of the Cartesian approach…

It was Descartes’ aim to show how everything within the natural and unnatural world concurred within rules that could be worked out and explained. When writing to his friend, Beeckman,…

He knows that he could not disprove all of his beliefs because that may be impossible, instead he says “But since reason already convinces us that we should withhold assent…

Orientale Situational Leadership Theory Jacksonville University November 17, 2011 What is nursing leadership? How do we define an effective leader? These are questions at the fore front of every nurse…

The cosmological argument is an argument for the existence of God based on observation of the world (the effect) from which a conclusion about the cause is drawn. The existence…

Paley’s teleological argument for the existence of God consisted of a famous analogy of an ‘old fashioned’ mechanical watch, with a complex movement of cogs, wheels and springs, rather than…

Thomas Aquinas was a famous Italian priest from the time of the twelve hundreds, with his own version of the design argument. Aquinas’ design argument was described in the five…

The ontological argument was put forth by eleventh century monk and philosopher Anselm of Canterbury. It was written at first as a prayer to strengthen the faith of believers but…

Design arguments, also sometimes known as teleological arguments, from the Greek ‘Telos’ for goal and ‘Logos’, meaning reason, hence reasoning for a goal or purpose and that purpose being God’s…

The cosmological argument endeavours to prove the existence of God, by inferring this, from examining the cosmos and the phenomena within it. It is an a posteriori argument as it…

John Hick is a materialist, he believes that the body and the soul are one and at death the body and soul both die. Hick aims to show that the…

In this essay, I am going to explore the key features of the Cosmological Argument. The Cosmological Argument is an argument that states that the universe is not explicable without…

The philosopher Locke says that we are born with nothing in our heads, this means we are required to learn everything as we grow up. The meaning I am going…

Coherentism is the Philosophical idea that truths should not be looked at individually. They should rather be looked at, as a whole. The coherence theory can be put into two…

The design argument is an argument that tries to demonstrate the existence of God as the explanation of the creation of this planet and all it’s purpose’s.The Teleological argument argues…

Being one of Socrates’ disciples, Plato adopted his philosophy and style of debate, and focused his studies toward the question of virtue and the formation of a noble character. According…

University of Phoenix Material Philosophy Matrix Field Definition Historical Developments cocoons AT I nougat Key Contributors Principal Issues Epistemology Epistemology is the investigation into the grounds and nature of knowledge….

Mysticism is an aspect of religious experience that is little understood. This term has been used to describe experiences that reveal spiritual recognition of truths beyond normal understanding, from the…

The Decalogue could be considered irrelevant because it belonged to a different era and it cannot address the complex moral dilemmas of modern life, such as abortion and IVF. It…