Essays and Research Papers on God's Existence & Freewill

This 4 page paper looks at the argument Descartes wages in respect to God's existence. The philosopher's notions are discussed in depth and examples are provided. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page paper that discusses the issue of abortion and Christian responsibility and most specifically, the stance of the Catholic Church on abortion. The writer begins with the number of abortions reported in the year 2000. One of the major points of controversy in civil life regarding abortion is 'viability' – at what age ...

A paper which looks at Pico's Oration as an example of fifteenth century philsophy, and considers how Pico's worldview relates to that of the nineteenth century, and to the modern world. Bibliography lists 5 sources

A 2 page paper discussing the existentialist philosophy of Sartre, Nietzsche and Kierkegaard, followed by a brief discussion of Sartre’s “No Exit” and personal reflection. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the issues of free will and determinism as proscribed and argued by Dr. Richard Taylor in his book, Metaphysics. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 11 page paper relates the elementse of George Berkeley’s doctrine of notions. This paper outlines the fact that Berkeley's doctrine of notions is based on his own views of meaning and the way in which perception influences meaning. For Berkeley, notions then, are essentially ideas of the imagination that are representative of ...

This 12 page paper examines the similarities and differences between the philosophies of Aristotle and Confucius. Specifically, this paper highlights their ideas on virtue and reason, which in both instances exist outside of a theological paradigm. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper examines whether or not Christianity is compatible with the theory of evolution. This paper conludes that with the exception of fundamentalist Christian groups, the theory of evolution is indeed compatible with Christianity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the idea of humanity as being linked with the ability to make choices. The cartoon Iron Giant is exampled as well as the philosophies of Locke, Blake and Hume utilized. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Paul Tillich's suppositions and theories concerning Moral Anxiety. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper describes this concept in philosophy. It then goes on to explore the ideas of Pascal, Descartes and Spinoza and how their concepts apply. Proofs of God's existence are explored. Chaos theory is also defined and included in the discussion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper examines this classic work, answering in essay format questions posed by a student. Concepts such as good and evil versus good and bad are examined and the way in which Nietzsche viewed the world is discussed. Morality and how the author looked at other philosophers are two other issues ...

This 5 page paper presents a discussion of Augustine's thoughts about free will. The paper discusses this specific premise: "The creature who sins with free will is more excellent than the creature who does not sin because he has no free will." The writer then incorporates these questions in the discussion: Why does Augustine ...

This 7 page paper provides an overview of major works of philosophy and their application for modern political thought. Bibliography lists 5 sources

This 5 page paper provides a detailed analysis for Plato's, "The Allegory of the Cave". Furthermore, this paper examines this aspect of Plato's philosophy from the empiricist perspective, employing the views of empiricists such as Hume and Locke. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 12 page paper provides an overview of the views of Hicks, Plantinga and Johnson regarding the nature of free will and soul-making. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses some of the basic components of Thales' philosophy. For instance, this paper addresses the reasons why Thales is conisdered the first Western philosopher and how his theories helped contribute to modern science. Furthermore, this paper explores the concept of string theory and anthropic cosmology in addition to other ...

This 15 page paper thoroughly analyzes the ideas and theories of Paul Ricoeur on his idea of the Narrative Self, the influence of Artistotle on the development of his own philosophy of self identity, Mimesis stages, and counter arguments to his conclusions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the philosophical camps which are transcendentalism and pragmatism which are associated with Emerson and James respectively. The ideas to come from each are examined for similarities. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page paper compares and contrasts the ideas of Hobbes and Plato in regards to justice. These two philosophers had extremely different views on this matter as evidenced in the "Leviathan" and "The Republic". Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper provides the basic argument of Aquinas for the existence of God, as well as providing the basic argument against this belief of Aquinas'. In providing the argument against Aquinas and a rebuttle, this paper illustrates the means by which a thesis is defended. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page essay that considers the problem of mind or soul and body duality. The writer argues that the body/soul duality that runs throughout the course of Western cultural tradition is an erroneous concept that can be traced to male anxiety over his position in the natural scheme of things. The desire to separate ...

This 5 page paper examines the philosophy of B.C. Johnson and his belief that God could not exist. Johnson bases this belief on a series of explanations that are examined in this paper. Furthermore, this paper also presents the arguments of the theist with claims against the arguments that Johnson presents. Bibliography ...

Exploration of David Hume's Dialogues and characers (Philo, Cleanthes, Demea) in comparison to each other and modern theory in consideration of the scientific question of God's existence. Bibilography lists 1 source. jvRnRFei.rtf

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.