Existence precedes essence

his primary field of study was in Philosophy. His most famous quote is “I think, therefore I am” (first written in French “Je pense, donc je suis”). From this quote he developed his reasoning for the existence of God. Throughout his research he discovered two trademark arguments for the existence of God. Descartes formed an ideology that God is perfect, and could never deceive us. This essay will be exploring the importance of God in the creation of life, how we use our…

Accordingly, the hypotheses regarding the existence of God provide options that “[make] some appeal, however small, to your belief” (93) if accepted. However, James realizes that not everyone reading his essay will believe this so he then shows why individuals should decide between options in which…

discoveries. Therefore, it is questionable as to whether Descartes leans more towards science or religion. His ontological argument goes step by step trying to prove God’s existence, but due to its…

might have been able to have any doubt and to show that they are such that, even if God had created many worlds, there could not be any of them in which these laws failed to be observed” (24). In order for there to be a world with human existence or some type of existence, there must be matter and nature in which is followed from God. With nature and matter come laws because without laws, there is nothing for living things to go by. The laws of nature control everything in the world and nothing…

as sensations cannot be something else and cannot exist un-sensed. Berkeley’s view on this is incoherent as it does not make sense as to why something cannot exist externally because we can only think of it through senses. A common claim for the existence of the mind is to say that we can sense that it is there. If that is the case, then it is not unreasonable to suggest that other objects and ideas exist on their own because we can sense them as well. A counterargument to this could be to say…

contains suffering, it then becomes flawed. In Ursula Le Guin’s The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, the narrator struggles with the problem of creating a realistic ‘perfect world’, and as a solution she has created two contradictory worlds in which the existence of one is dependant on the other. the narrator provides many versions of Omelas when she changes details about the city, however, these types of worlds seem to fall into two opposing worlds based on the concept of good versus evil. In…

that depend on finale substances for their existence (the color of a chair or a shape). Above the modes are Finate Substances, including us, trees, and tables. At the top are Infinite Substances or God. Each type must come from somewhere as you cant get something out of nothing. Descartes reality principle asserts that the reality of the cause is at least as great as the reality of the effect and is what brings about Descartes first proof of the existence of God. Understanding the word “God” to…

On the Return to Nature and Society in Decline Initially the class discussion about Nietzsche’s rejection of morality had reassured me that believing in morality through reason was something necessary to human existence. However, in reading about his “return to nature” I realized that morality, at least as it’s known to us now, rejects emotional depth in favor of reason - something with which I can’t really agree. When reading the phrase “return to nature,” it’s difficult not think of images of…

why there is so much suffering in the world. As humans seek further into divulging the causes, they are simultaneously continuing their search for finding God through theology. There is a bond between theology and humans seeking meaning in their existence; when humans search for a deeper understanding, they are at the same time searching for a deeper understanding of God. In his chapter,” Discerning the Mystery of God”, in Theological Foundations, Brian D. Robinette makes three points relating…

Theoretical Framework Peirce (1931-1958) defines the sign (in the form of a representamen). This representamen or representative actuates and functions according to Peirce as a tool or something used in the representation of something else to somebody in some respect or capacity. Thus, it is not actually represent that think or its object directly or verbatimly and it lacks the liability to present or add extra knowledge of that thing or its object to somebody by itself. It rather addresses a…