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- 5121: Antony Flew: The Existence and Belief of God
- ... about, "death of a thousand qualification", something that is simple, is turned into a complex idea that needs more answering. Flew also talks about other assertions such as "God has a plan", "God created the world". He calls them, a "peculiar danger, a endemic evil, of theological utterance." He states that they first look "very much like assertions, vast cosmological assertions", but there is no sure sign, no evidence that "they ... be a difference between the respective bliks. For example, he would never go inside a car because he would feel that the care is unsafe. Hare goes on to say that our perspective of the world depends on our bliks about the world and that differences between bliks about the world cannot be settled by observation of what happens in the world. He is trying to say that one's bliks is one's bliks, no matter ...
- 5122: Relativism: The Tangible Theory
- ... we are now discovering, more then ever, how diverse cultures and people really are. For these reasons the Cultural Relativist theory best defines what morality is, and where it came from. Today all over the world people are communicating in ways never before imagined. Cultural Relativism believes that one set of morals will not adequately adapt to the individuality of all the cultures and subcultures in the world. What this means is that there is no one moral law that fits every situation at every time. There will always be exceptions to the rules. Cultural Relativism leaves the creation of moral and ethical ... education, etc. and then create their own set of morals based on their needs. There are many different situations in everyday life that call upon our moral judgment. With all of the people in the world and all of the different situations, who is to say that there is one set standard that we should follow on the societal level, as well as the individual? Cultural Relativism, challenges the ordinary ...
- 5123: My Personal Search for a Meaningful Existence
- ... state of confusion that has given way to one of the most tumultuous eras in history. This century has seen the rise to power of maniacal demagogues, like Hitler and Stalin, the devastation of two World Wars, the political influence of imperialistic corporations, and the creation of a widespread drug culture. We have not yet awakened to the necessary evolution that is required to cure our diseased system of values, because ... Nietzsche concludes that mankind, through its inherent fear of leading a meaningful existence, has become so far removed from God that we have, in fact, killed him. As Nietzsche predicted, we live in a convoluted world of misplaced priorities, where the will to a meaningful existence has been all but replaced by man's constant flight from actuality, which is derived from an inherent inclination to intellectual laziness. If a person ... his scorn of the Gods, and his passion for life. His inherent knowledge that there's no end to his suffering, is similar to the plight of mankind, who is forced to live in a world with no absolute meaning. Thus, the absurd person must demand to live solely with what is known and to bring nothing that is not certain. In the case of humankind, this means that all ...
- 5124: Critical Essay - Brave New Wor
- "Brave New World," written by Aldous Huxley, is a literary work that is able to portray a society built on happiness but did not have individuality. The reason behind this is that it is a novel with which ... for who they are and not for what nation they represent. Society is trying to detract itself from discrimination due to race, gender or any other characteristic. The lack of individuality present in "Brave New World" appeals to the reader's need for individuality and causes them to take interest in the plot of the story. This story is based on happiness of the people and the way that it is ... to wonder whether happiness would be achievable without the things that are the core of happiness in life today. Can happiness be achieved by the intake of a drug and that alone. In "Brave New World," if anyone is unhappy and does not like his situation, they take soma, a drug that puts them into a state of intoxication in which they cannot feel unhappiness. Is this enough? How can ...
- 5125: The Existence of God
- ... God The existence of a God has for generations been the topic of fierce debate. This most usually occurring between members of the religious society and, everybody else. As a matter of fact the religious world itself has not always been able to agree on God. This has resulted in many a holy man to take up the fight for his deity through the realm of words. Many theories have been ... must be a first cause, i.e. God. He argues that there are five ways to argue for the existence of God, the first is the argument from motion. This states that everything in this world has certain potentials for motion. It also states that for these potentials to be met another object n motion must set off said potential. That object in turn would have to have been put in ... and so on. All of this ultimately culminating to one object which started all this motion, that one being God. The second argument he makes says that there are many things that happen in this world, and they are effects derived from a cause. The effects in turn can be the cause of something else and so on and so on. Yet nothing can be the cause of itself, so ...
- 5126: Martin Luther King Jr ]
- ... Discussion and Analysis Of some of his Contributions As Well as their Social, Political and Economic Impacts Since the Thirteen Colonies first united, the United States has had one of the strongest economies in the world. Over the years, many theorists have had varying opinions concerning the reason for this nation's strong economic standing. One reason that has often been overlooked is that a great many of this nation's ... gradually, fulfilling one's duty was not only important but it became the moral obligation of every individual (the highest form of moral activity). Before the Reformation, the Catholic Church did not believe that everyday world activities had a religious significance. As a result of Luther these world activities were quite important in adhering to God's wishes. Rather than devote one's life to worshipping God through prayer, and instead of sacrificing all worldly goods to follow Christ, the Protestants believed ...
- 5127: Iliad As A Dictate Of The Fath
- ... my own self great glory, and for my father” (6, 444-446). Another important part of the heroic code is the rejection of nostos. The warrior must not be tempted to return home before the war is over, because then he cannot come out as the winner. If the warrior is not the victor he cannot bring honor to his father and is not living up to his generation’s history ... and his wish to return home might seem to be against the heroic code, and against paternal injunction, but a more careful examination of the facts shows otherwise. Agamemnon offends Achilleus by taking away his war prize. Achilleus’ only goal in life is to be recognized by his society. When his recognition is taken away, Achilleus purpose to life and battle vanishes. At this point Achilleus fails to fulfill the paternal ... Homer does show counter voices to the patriarchal position. Thersites is a loud counter voice to the paternal injunction and to the heroic code. He urges the warriors to go home and not bother with war. “My good fools, poor abuses, you women, not men, of Achaia,/ let us go back home to our ships, and leave this man here/ by himself in Troy to mull his prizes of honour/ ...
- 5128: Saddam Hussein
- ... improving education and the status of women. Hussein first began a successful development program of Iraq’s huge petroleum resources. However, this development and economic and social advances were at risk when Iraq went to war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. Hussein started this war to control Arab-inhabited areas and especially for oil resources. Hussein is also known as a ruthless leader who used chemical weapons on Kurdish people seeking freedom in the 1980’s. In August, 1990, Hussein ... use of military force on Iraq if their troops did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15, 1991. Hussein ignored this demand and refused to withdraw. The consequence of this decision was to go to war. On January 16, 1991, the allies bombed military targets in Iraq and Kuwait. Iraq, in return, launched missiles against Saudi Arabia and Israel. The U.S.-led military coalition drove Iraq’s armies out ...
- 5129: Aquinas’ Fifth Way Of Proving
- ... it took to achieve such riches and power, Hume explains. A modern day example of such a man might be President William J. Clinton. President Clinton is arguably the most powerful man in the modern world with a large home, bank account, an extensive education, a closely knit family and countless friends and colleagues. On the other hand, to gain these things he has been the center of sexual scandal subject ... and sodomized? If God is all of these things, would not He create a universe where there was no evil? John Hicks responded to Hume and the problem of evil by trying to imagine a world without evil. If no evil could occur the attempt to do evil would always be unsuccessful. In such a world all laws of science, logic and nature would have to be flexible to allow for the disappearance of evil. For example, a man drives in a car with a hostage off of a building. ...
- 5130: Edgar Allen Poe
- ... theories are studied with more passion. Although he lived a rather melancholy existence, Poe did experience moments of joy, and desired to capture beauty through poetical form. Indeed, what he left behind for the literary world was his gifted genius, revealed through his poetry, fiction, and criticism. The darkness that seemed to surround Poe's life began as an infant. Poe was born January 19,1809 in Boston Massachusetts, the second ... is too long to be read at one sitting, we must be content to dispense with the immensely important effect derivable from unity of impression - for, if two sittings be required, the affairs of the world interfere, and every thing like totality is at once destroyed" (May 129). Thus, length was the very key to the enjoyment of a poem or a short story. Unity was a very important element in ... all of Poe's works is the concept of unity itself" (11). Poe was deeply concerned with the relationship of words and their "effect" on the reader. He was also driven to create a dream world, one self-contained within the writing itself, without the help of external forces. He did not want his writing to be dependent on any outside variable. May adds, "And the function of Brassfield 4 ...
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