Essays and Research Papers on Philosophy Of Religion

This 5 page paper presents some of the ideas of each Plato and St. Augustine regarding human nature. In so doing, the essay compares and contrasts these thoughts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper which presents a theme from Chapter X of St. Augustine’s Confessions and then discusses a similar theme in A Eulogy for Basil the Great by Gregory of Nyssa. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper examines ideas from Descartes and St. Anselm. Various proofs for God's existence are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page discussion of how evil can exist in a world created by a God who is good. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper examines two of the forms the cosmological argument takes; it follows the premise-objection-rebuttal format. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the question of whether or not morality can exist without God, and argues that it can. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An analysis of the concept of Fate as used by Coelho in The Alchemist, and the way in which predestination and free will are treated in the course of the narrative. Bibliography lists one source.

A 5 page research paper/essay that examines what two articles say about dualism and Descartes and then offers the writer's personal observations. Dualism maintains that the mind and the body are distinctly separate entities (Calef). The dualism espoused by Rene Descartes expresses this philosophy in its "most radical form" (Palmer 114). First by looking at ...

A 4 page paper which examines Aristotle’s take on human origins. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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, ...

A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares the arguments of Anselm and Aquinas on the existence of God and then briefly discusses Descartes' view. Theologians and philosophers throughout history have formulated arguments that are designed to prove, logically, that God exists. This examination of three of these arguments looks first at the proofs of ...

This 3 page paper discusses Descartes' argument that our existence may be a trick perpetuated by an "Evil Demon," and how in spite of that, he goes on to prove the existence of God. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines Nietzsche's The Gay Science and his statement that God is dead. The effects of the death of God on society is discussed as well as the significance of the phrase. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. From the moment man realized his separation from the rest of the animal kingdom, he has sought to shift responsibility for his actions on to other entities, both tangible and inanimate. Humanity's constant quest to shed any accountability has long been the result of what Sartre considers a tremendous ...

7 pages in length. Descartes' desire to draw attention to and garner acceptance of his all-encompassing body/mind notion originated at the very foundation of knowledge and rose to the top to absolute knowledge with the initial step being that of his groundbreaking concept of other minds thoroughly developed in Discourse on Method and Meditations. ...

This 5 page paper examines these theorists' ideas about aestheticism. The paper concludes that Nietzsche's ideas are more practical. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the perspective of the “dark night of the spirit” as seen in St. John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul and St. Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses Immanuel Kant’s essays “The End of All Things” and “Perpetual Peace.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper that discusses whether or not Aquinas successfully argued for the existence of man's autonomy and freedom. The essay discusses mostly Proof Three, Questions 3, 14 and 19. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses three types of proof: the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, and the teleological argument. However, these three types of proof are based on a specific chapter in the book, Does the Center Hold by Palmer. In addition to briefly explaining how the writer interprets these proofs, the writer ...

This 5 page paper examines the problem of freedom and determinism. Compatibalism is discussed as a solution. This is written on a level suitable for a high school student. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines two different proofs that God exists and analyzes them. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper argues that the belief in one God is not rational. Several philosophers are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages in length. Sartre's (1989) understanding of the human condition compels him to bring forth a component many people find troublesome to uphold: responsibility. This aspect in and of itself reflects a considerable sum of man's overall character in that, according to Sartre, it serves as the defining factor of a moral ...

A 3 page paper. The initial stimulus for the paper is a comment reported by Galileo: "the intention of the Holy Ghost is to teach us how one goes to heaven, not how heaven goes." The meaning of this statement is discussed in terms of Scripture versus Science. The essay also comments on some of ...