Argument form

nature as the omnipresent, enveloping cause of everything in the universe. Consequently, Aristotle does not set any limitation to nature and its causes. Nature becomes the cause of nature in absolute. Thus, Aristotle presents a fallacy of a circular argument. By claiming that nature causes nature, he supports his claim with the exact same premise. Rothenberg examines this fallacy as he refutes this idea by responding to this objection. 8. In response to Aristotle’s objections, Rothenberg…

Anselm’s ontological argument The existence of the God have been a question probably for the whole history of humanity. There are a plenty of arguments for God’s existence, and in this paper I am going to review Anselm’s argument for the existence of the being nothing greater than which can be conceived, one of the strongest among others. At first, I am going to summarize the argument, and then, as every argument for the God’s existence has its own defects, I am going to answer the following…

A good example? MTV Movie Awards is an annual show hosted by different celebrities . People vote for their favourites online and sometimes the award categories can be quite strange, such as "Best Death". The nominees gather in the audience and the winners are called up on the stage to say an acceptance speech. They are recorded and streamed on the internet for the whole world, so they are expected to behave properly, although that is not always the case. Last month, during the Movie Awards,…

Teleology is known as the doctrine of design and purpose in the material world.The Teleological Argument is also known as the Design argument.The teleological argument asserts the belief that there exists so much intricate detail, design , and purpose in the world that we must suppose a creator. This argument proves God’s existence because there cannot be intricate design and detail around the universe without a universal designer and that universal designer has to be God. Often it is…

Ontology: the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such. Ontological Argument: Philosophical argument for the existence of God. God (Christian): the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority, the Supreme Being. With the ontological argument, the existence of a Christian God cannot be established through rational argument. A religious monk proposed the concept that because God is so perfect, he can’t exist only in our minds, and that…

The Ontological contention likewise faces numerous reactions by various logicians for not demonstrating the presence of God. Gaunilo was one of the main thinkers to condemn Anselm's hypothesis utilizing his 'island' hypothesis. Gaunilo requested that individuals imagine an island ''more astounding than some other island'' and he recommend that this island as indicated by Anselm's confirmation should essentially exist in light of the fact that an island which exists in all actuality would be…

Poem: A Comparison of Literary Forms Reflecting on this week’s literary readings, as well as your own reading experiences, identify at least one major similarity and one major difference between the forms of the short story and the poem. How do the differences between these literary forms affect how you read and respond to them? In your response, include an example of at least one poem from this week’s readings. Describe the connections between (a) the poem’s form and/or use of literary…

Where the title suggests he had given her “many flowers” is symbolic to their love, a sign of appreciation from him to her, whereas she has to devote her love through the form of words, possibly revealing a relationship, which was prejudiced by either one of the two lovers. Possibly caused by an argument or a sort of infidelity. The purpose of the metaphor used, is to describe, in a literal action of picking flowers as a symbol of love, to a figuratively proposed way of ‘picking the love’…

“Poker Face”: A Pop Song in Sonata Form To think that popular music can be compared with classical forms from the 18th and 19th centuries is fascinating, as it shows that music builds on itself in the form of history. Great composers such as Mozart, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven and others catalyzed the emergence and development of the sonata form in the classical period, giving future composers a foundation for writing music. Therefore, it is interesting to analyze the roots of popular music, and…

One can reject the argument from design by rejecting its premise, that there is evidence of design and purpose” (p.64). He believes there is no possible way to verify God exist or that he is the creator of the universe. Plus, he irradiates that because God’s realism lacks factual proof or evidence of “genuine indisputable examples of design or purpose are needed” then God is non-existence (McCloskey, n.d., p.64). McCloskey’s tangible argument appears to be about evolution and his…