Victorian beliefs

sentences mean. hearsay is inarguable. Hearsay is a source, whether reliable or not depends on the source itself. The source of one’s own knowledge, sense data, and various other means of gaining relevant information to build a foundation for our beliefs, is by definition, foundationalism. We must question only to a certain degree and allow

The Sunday Night Blues The Sunday Night Blues: a case about 59% of Americans come down with every Sunday night before starting the work week ahead. These people absolutely dread going to work every week, the majority of them wishing they could be able to quit their jobs and chase after their passions. A highly credible philosophical professor named Dr. Gordon Marino, made an entire article arguing why it would be inadequate and unethical for someone to quit a job that is necessary in order to provide

For thousands of years the most prominent theory of knowledge was Plato’s Justified True Belief theory. He was convinced that in order to know something the following criterion must be met: a) one must believe said thing to be true b) said thing must actually be true, and c) one must be justified in believing said thing to be true. This theory made a lot of sense to most epistemologists, and was generally accepted as true for a very long time. It wasn’t until a man named Edmund Gettier wrote a

to be obvious. This will inspire you to show everybody what you’re beginning to see and understand. But they won’t be interested. People don’t want to know that their beliefs are wrong. Every person assembles their beliefs like a ‘house of cards’. They stack them, one on top of the other, without realising that each belief can only remain standing with the support of the others. That’s why people keep their metaphorical ‘doors and windows’ firmly shut. They know that it only takes the slightest

have “knowledge” you must understand how you to achieve that knowledge through truth, belief and justification. The next couple of questions that are asked are usually “what is knowledge?” and “why is knowledge considered a belief?” The study of knowledge (logos) or better known as Epistemology focuses on the investigation to differentiate between the justified beliefs from opinion. Knowledge is considered a belief because our experiences, what we see, hear, taste, touch, and smell. This breaks down

it did influence and encourage others on the different topics of God vs. Satan, and why God has not all the answers, and powers when making sure every human being should not face evil. Aquinas believed that Christians needed to view their basic beliefs in another way to make sense of their own faith when questioning all that God did for each individual. The real question to all this, which a lot of people even question today is “Why is their evil in the World?” Well unfortunately some believe

religion to feel a sense of comfort in life, by thinking reasonably I can see past the need for a God to explain the events of everyday life. According to dictionary.com the definition of faith is a “belief that is not based on proof.” Meanwhile, the definition of reason is “a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.” From these definitions it is apparent that faith and reason can be thought of as 2 ends of a spectrum. Faith is on one end and reason is on the other. Pure faith would

Aristotle sets out his theory of akrasia, or weakness of will. Aristotle attempts to explain both how such actions are possible (contra Socrates), and how we can dissolve the puzzles (aporiai) generated by our most important (kurios) commonly held beliefs, which arise in response to the actions of the incontinent person. This paper will review book VII of the Nichomachean Ethics (EN), and attempt to resolve some of the remaining questions left open by Aristotle’s critique. According

were against blacks. They also didn’t like the blacks because that’s why most Irishmen were being drafted for the war (to abolish slavery). Amsterdam didn’t act that way because he didn’t discriminate, and had didn’t go against his Catholic/Irish beliefs. In Ireland in 1842 many signed a petition that declared “Irishmen and Irishwomen! Treat the colored people as your equal, as brethren.” That was what he seemed to believe. Boyle McGloin believed that a true American is defined as white and didn’t

founded on the principle of Christianity. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, and James Madison articulated our countries' constitution with the belief that the Christian faith would establish and govern this great society. Merriam-Webster's online dictionary defines religion as, " any specific system of belief, worship, conduct, etc., often involving a code of ethics and a philosophy." (merriam-webster.com) This definition incorporates all individuals. All American citizens