Existence precedes essence

What steps does Descartes take to prove his existence and that God exists? (one of the proofs). Discuss whether his reasoning is sound and convincing. In this essay, I will discuss how after the first and second meditation, Descartes knows that he exists and that he is a thinking thing. I will then proceed to analyze the third meditation in which Descartes focuses on a causal argument for existence of God who is perfect. By the end of the third meditation, Descartes appears to prove that he is…

In St. Anselm’s Ontological Argument, he believe that God exist in real world. He points out that nothing can be thought greater than God, and if God dose not exist, something exist must be greater than him which prove the existent of God. However, his argument is not sound. Things exist in our mind may not exist in real world. People understanding a thing cannot proves that people believe that thing. First, Anselm says that “if that than which a greater cannot be thought is in the…

and Manis say that the thrust of the non-temporal argument is that present existence of contingent objects requires that there be a necessary being” (Evans & Manis, 2009). As mentioned McCloskey claims that everything requires a cause for its existence; therefore God requires a cause for his existence. Evans and Manis discuss it this way, the argument assumes that all contingent beings require a cause for their existence; however, God is not a contingent being; only a self-existent or necessary…

The Inevitability of Scarcity What is scarcity, does it really exist, and if it does exist what can we do to make it go away? Scarcity in a nutshell is having more wants and needs than there are materials to support those desires. We as humans have unlimited desires and needs, but with so many on this earth, not everyone is created equal. From the beginning of time you have people of wealth that span from the richest and spiral down through middle class, until you reach poverty and reach the…

Human beings are inextricably condemned to be the sole creators of their own lives. Each person exists as a living biography; the author of his or her own life. The lives we continue to live have characters and themes, conflicts and resolutions, rises and falls, beginnings and ends. These stories — our life stories — are the narratives that constitute our identity and being. We become the autobiographical narratives we tell about ourselves, for the only way to share the experiences that define…

perspectives of argument in relating the work of God and sufficient reasoning why, how people came into existence and the varying actions they had towards objects. They are discussed as follows; Leibniz was the first German philosopher who existed early 17th -18th century, in his principle of sufficient reasoning he stated that, every action that was done by human had a purpose and a cause and that the existence depends on God’s free choice. He argued that anything on earth had an explanation…

that it blurs the line between a fantasy world and real life. The internet is encouraging people to create independent worlds for each other that make it even harder to simply be human and be aware of the world. Technologies are assimilating human existence to an economic model which has nothing to do with being human. It does not include human needs, desires, and experiences. Although technology has its benefits, it does in fact make it harder for people to integrate themselves in the real…

The final stages of the realisation process are extremely lonely and depressing. When you first realise that everything you’ve ever been told about life is wrong, it comes as quite a shock! And realising that there is only one being in all of existence, and that there has never been another, is about as lonely as you can possibly get! But luckily, as the shock wears off you begin to realise just how incredible your new state is, and how achieving it is worth infinitely more than any ordeal…

uses the paw to represent the unknown - demonstrating its control over human existence. The sense of freedom that the paw exerts is powerful, yet terrifying. Regardless of an individual’s intentions, he or she cannot always be aware of the possibilities available to him or her and the choices that he or she may have to make; therefore,…

Rebecca Berger Clement Philosophy 101 October, 15, 2015 Do God and Evil Coincide? The issue with the presence of evil and the existence of God is most commonly the question of “if God is all powerful and all good, why does evil exist?” or “if evil exists then would God not be all-powerful or all-good?” If God was an all-powerful being then He would be able to prevent evil things – war, disabilities, natural disasters, etc. – from happening, but since they seem to occur every day, He must not…