Unpacking Spinoza’s Ontological Argument in Regards to Monism Baruch Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher who was active in the mid to late 17th century. In Spinoza’s ontological argument he attempts to prove the existence of God as the root of all things that everything is created from as well as proving that God is the only true substance. According to Spinoza, “It pertains to the nature of a substance to exist” (Spinoza). This means that Spinoza believes existence is a necessary property of any
of this paper is to reflect upon a methodological approach towards in what extent does ontological position influence mixed methods research which involves both collecting and analyzing the combination of quantitative and qualitative data. This reflection will begin with defining the ontological position, then why this approach influence mixed method research and followed by a conclusion. Defining ontological position The term ontology is derived from the Greek word, with “onto” meaning “being”
Mills. Determinism is then introduced to further illuminate the difference between these two theories. Hollis also provides readers with the fundamental feature of Explanation and Understanding. The comparison represented through the framing of ontological, methodological and epistemological elements. This is where the matrix of four social science modes is completed with ‘Systems’ and ‘Agents’ in Explanation column and ‘Games’ and ‘Actors’ in Understanding column. He also gives the brief explanation
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Eliot turned his attention towards the plight of the individual, opting for the ambiguous protagonists in his poetry and exploring the often desolate and depressive urban landscape of the time through the inner workings of an individuals mind. Following on from this, throughout the poem, Eliot conveys a sense of the individual conscience as conditioned by society, through exploring the inner workings of the persona of J.Alfred Prufrock. Prufrock’s lack of identity and freedom in the face of society
methods, the researchers can develop social work knowledge with details and in-depth. Second, I do not agree with Haworth (1991) that we can use constructivism paradigm to replace positivism paradigm. Admittedly, Haworth (1991) provided some sound argument that quantitative research has flaws. For example, quantitative researchers hold the views of reductionism and operationism and heavily rely on measurement and statistical analysis, which may provide false knowledge to social work practice. It is
This essay will be examining the key arguments for the existence of God, in order to discuss the claim that “it is wrong to believe in anything without sufficient evidence”- with reference to the non-existence of God. It will be exploring both a priori and an a posteriori argument for the existence of God. It will solely be concentrating on the Theological argument, Cosmological argument and the Ontological argument, in order, to analyse their significance and contribution in vindicating the claim
traders, the presence of which serves to function as the creation of what I argue is a new ontological structure that positions Black subjectivity as nothingness. Drawing upon the work of critical scholars such as Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Orlando Patterson, and Frank B. Wilderson, I hope that I will make a compelling argument regarding the negation that is Blackness. In Decolonising the Mind wa Thiong’o makes the argument that language itself is a “culture bomb”, a tool which articulates one’s position within
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reason and science those people often call themselves atheists. I believe in the existence of God but I will discuss arguments that express both the existence of God and none existence of God in order to prove that God really does exist. By visiting and exploring all kinds of aspects such as moral idea of God, as well as first cause argument. Furthermore, I will go into the arguments of Gods none existence because of problems of evil in the world, misery, lack of faith, continuous let down and lack