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Abstract and Referential Ontology: Descartes Versus Spinoza on the Existence of God. The concept of God is central to the development of Cartesian and Spinozan philosophy. Although both philosophers employ an ontological argument for the existence and necessity of God the specific nature of God differs greatly with each account. While Descartes suggests a Judeo-Christian concept of God, Spinoza argues a more monistic deity similar to that of the Hindu tradition. The most significant difference

3.1 Multiculturalism The development of idea of multiculturalism can be traced into the concepts of cultural pluralism that is important for the formation of philosophical and social humanism to help build a better, more egalitarian society. Multiculture in its simplest form refers to the existence of many cultures in a place within specific socio-cultural, economic and political context in time. (Parekh ko definition rakhne) Under the multicultural conditions it is argued that social cohesion is

Nicolette Douglas Professor Grace Introduction to Psychology November 3, 2010 Psychology in Christian Perspective: An Overview Chapter 1 Psychological studies are mainly based on the direct observation of human behavior, rather than reasoning or speculation. Psychology is like any other subject- the majority of people have a very shallow and basic understanding of what the study involves, and yet they lack a crucial knowledge of the major struggles and disagreements among those who study it

The Simulation Theory and Explanations that ‘Make Sense of Behavior’ ABSTRACT: Underlying the current debate between simulation theory and theory theory is the assumption that folk psychological explanations of behavior are causal. Simulationists Martin Davies, Tony Stone, and Jane Heal claim that folk psychological explanations are explanations that make sense of another person by citing the thoughts important to the determination of his behavior on a given occasion. I argue that it is unlikely

Principles for Cognizing the Sacred Today we need a scientific analysis of basic world views which expresses genuine understanding of the sacred. Such world views hold the main principles for cognizing reality. A ‘substratum’ understanding of the Sacred is characteristic of mythology and magic, wherein all spiritual phenomena are closely connected with a material or corporeal bearer. Functional understanding of the Sacred is developed by the earliest civilizations in which the spiritual is separated

History of philosophy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see History of Philosophy (disambiguation). This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling.You can assist by editing it. (April 2013) Philosophy Philosophers Aestheticians Epistemologists Ethicists Logicians Metaphysicians Social and political philosophers Traditions Analytic Continental Eastern Islamic Platonic Scholastic Periods Ancient Medieval Modern

Boundary Stelae 2014: 3). It an important note Akhenaten does not accredit himself with the specifics only that the location was his choice as he looked to match specifications entrusted to him by Aten, with the self-importance attributed to many previous braggart Pharaohs, Akhenaten does not do this. Now Akhenaten does take credit for the find of the specific location where no former religious taint or city it was founded, truly on a pure and untouched piece of land. Other tangible evidence is

them is the newest approach. In the naturalistic framework, epistemology turns out to be identical with the philosophy of science. The main characteristic of both naturalized epistemology and naturalized philosophy of science is their methodological monism. Therefore, both of these meta-level areas of philosophy pursue only one scientific discipline to be a meta-method for themselves. There are objections to naturalism on the basis that (from a methodological point of view) naturalized philosophy is

Compare and contrast Plato and Aristotle on well-being. Well-Being: The state of being healthy happy or prosperous. It seems obvious to suggest that the goal we all are aiming at is total happiness; total success and fulfillment. In the Nichomachean ethics, Aristotles' main aim is to provide a description of what this so-called happiness actually is, and how we can go about our day to day lives in order to achieve the best life that we possibly can. He begins book one with what philosophers

Sustainable development and Religion. Buddhism and the Climate-Energy Emergency Statue of Buddha Sakyamuni, Bodh Gaya, India It is in this way that we must train ourselves: by liberation of the self through love. We will develop love, we will practice it, we will make it both a way and a basis, take our stand upon it, store it up, and thoroughly set it going. The Buddha, Samyutta Nikaya Environmental and social breakdown