Essays and Research Papers on Philosophy Of Religion

In sixteen pages this paper analyzes writings by Plato, Aristotle, Pico, Machiavelli, Sartre, Freud, and Kane as well as William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Jean Racine’s Phédre in order to determine how free will is treated in Henrik Ibsen’s social drama A Doll’s House, with a categorization of the play as an example of either determinism, ...

A 5 page paper which examines the proof for the argument of, or against, the existence of God. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the philosophical positions of monism and pluralism, and argues that pluralism is, overall, a more rational and appealing viewpoint. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

Responsibility is defined in this 5 page paper. Three types of responsibility are discussed : causal, legal and moral. Other ways of looking at responsibility are addressed. Was Paris Hilton responsible for her fate? This is just one example used in the context of this interesting look at a simple concept. Bibliography ...

This 3 page paper examines the play “Oedipus the King” and argues that Oedipus, while guilty in fact of the crimes of which he is accused, is morally innocent, and so should be considered innocent overall. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines an argument concerning God’s existence, presented by William Lane Craig, and then discusses what Socrates and Nietzsche would argue. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page essay that summarizes the arguments (proofs) that Descartes argues in Meditation III in his Meditations on First Philosophy. No additional sources cited.

This 12 page paper examines Veatch's moral theory as it relates to his book Rational Man. The book is something that is aligned with Aristotle's ideas. The paper concludes that man should be moral because it is the most fulfilling kind of life. Virtue ethics is compared to existentialism as well. Bibliography lists 4 ...

This 3-page paper compares various philosophies of Greek Stoic Epectetus and German philosopher Nietzsche. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page review of these life concepts. Written from a personal perspective, this paper delves into some of the hardest questions of life. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page research paper/essay that discusses the first and second ontological arguments of Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109), who was the first medieval theologian to propose an ontological argument on the existence of God. An ontological argument is a method that relies on logic alone, rather than scripture, as it endeavors to establish a priori ...

This 7 page paper examines this philosophical question. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper that discusses the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) and Aristotle's The Aim of Man. Goodness and virtue is discussed as it is expressed in these two works. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper argues that the idea that God is not omniscient, omnipotent and perfectly good fails, because a being that does not exhibit these qualities is not God. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines personal aspects and perspectives concerning faith. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the goodness of God and free will. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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 ...

A 4 page research paper that summarizes various philosophical proofs for the existence of God. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the Buddhist and Christian concepts of theodicy (the problem of how a wise and loving God could create a world with evil in it). Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines whether or not God can be good considering that evil exists and people suffer. The paper examines Augustine’s argument concerning this topic as well. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper discusses Socrates’ teachings about the body and soul, death and the meaning of life and compares them with the Taoist tradition. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses the concept of God and business and how the two relate. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the meaning of the kiss in “The Grand Inquisitor,” a “digression” within the novel “The Brothers Karamazov” by Dostoyevsky. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3-page paper attempts to make the link between thought and reality, starting with Descartes' "cogito ergo sum" and moving to today's views. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages in length. There has been a longstanding argument as to whether creationism or evolution should be taught in schools. Is creationism a science or not? This paper discusses the thoughts behind both sides. Bibliography lists 4 sources.