Essays and Research Papers on Philosophy Of Religion

5 pages. This paper delves into the subject of the concept of intrinsic value, and how it relates to animals. Should we place different values on different animals and if so what is our moral governance? This very philosophic paper considers all facets of the position. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines a dialogue between two people arguing about God’s existence. The paper finds weaknesses in one side of the argument. No sources cited.

This 5 page report discusses the ways in which humanity’s spiritual leaders, philosophers, and social scientists have studied the issues associated with human happiness and the ways in which it may be achieved, certain universal truths have been defined that demonstrate the most fundamental nature of individual human beings. Plato, Freud, Buddha, and Jesus the ...

5 pages. This paper is based on Rene Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, using Meditation three as the primary source. This particular meditation is entitled 'Of God: That He Exists'. This analytical paper discusses this particular topic and shows how and why Descartes' argument on the existence of God is indeed valid. ...

A 5 page paper which examines Aquinas and Hume’s arguments concerning the existence of God. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 6 page paper discussing the arguments used for the existence of God. The existence of God has long been a topic of philosophy, religion and science and continues to fascinate. Traditional arguments over the existence of God were based on design, ontological, cosmological (first cause), moral, reason or rational issues. Recently, the ...

This 7 page paper addresses various issues in philosophy such as freedom versus determinism, knowledge, and the existence of God. Theorists explored are Descartes, Kant, Hume and Leibniz. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses how both of these men were skeptical about certain aspects of life. Additionally, this paper analyzes how their skepticisms influenced their lives, philosophies and teachings. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the views of Mill and Kant in terms of human freedom. This paper examines how an individual arrives at human freedom and what that means. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines the various arguments that have been proposed to prove the existence of God. The writer examines ontological, cosmological and teleological arguments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses the argument for the existence of God presented in Renes Descartes in his third mediation from his work Meditations on First Philosophy. The writer also discusses the differences between ontological and cosmological arguments. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This paper compares the philosophies of St. Thomas Aquinas and Epictetus about God, nature and the universe. The thesis is that, although these two men were born in different times, their beliefs in the divine and natural order were similar. Bibliograpy lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the book “From Socrates to Sartre” by Thelma Z. Levine as it involves the theory of the “wrecking ball.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines life after death according to Antony Flew, P.T. Geach, C.J. Ducasse, Robert Almeder, and Plato. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper focuses on Kant's interpretation of good will. Several aspects are explored and examples are provided. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which critically assesses the “Argument from Design” as it stands as proof of God’s existence. The paper also discusses other philosophical works in examining the strength of the proof. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

The 14 page paper considers the philosophy of Rene Descartes. Firstly the paper briefly considers his background and how this is reflected in his ideas, the writer then concentrate on different ideas of reality and perception of reality, including dualism, the existence of God and arguments such as the discourse on wax and the perception ...

6 pages in length. Of all the contemplative questions for which people struggle to find answers, none can be as immense or elusive as whether or not God exists. Supporters contend there is absolutely no doubt as to His existence and to question the validity of this claim is to question one's own ...

This 5 page paper examines Descartes's mediations and looks at his definition of God, and specifically why God cannot be a deceiver. The philosopher's argument is examined for logic and validity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper suggests that ideas have not changed much over time. The works or ideas of Plato, Socrates, Kant, Hume and others are discussed in respect to common philosophical themes such as the existence of God and morality.Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing Descartes’ deductive reasoning, definitions and principles used in proving the existence of God. In Rene Descartes’ Meditation III, he proposes a logical argument to prove the existence of God. To do this, he presents an internally consistent argument through deductive reasoning and in addition provides further clarification for ...

A 6 page research paper that examines the position of eighteenth century philosopher David Hume concerning the existence of God in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. The writer outlines the parameters of a cosmological argument for the existence of God and then summarizes the discussion in Hume's text, arguing that, while Hume shows that such ...

A 7 page research paper that examines the basic arguments presented by Rene Descartes in his Meditations on First Philosophy. The writer first discusses the idea of an evil demon deceiving Descartes' senses and then on the proofs of God's existence formulated by the famous philosopher. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the concepts of existence, determinism and free-will in Sartre's Existentialism is a Humanism, Descartes' Meditations and the film The Matrix. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is an 8 page paper discussing specific aspects of Plato’s The Republic as translated by A. Bloom. Aspects discussed are the Allegory of the Cave, The Soul and ethical and religious views in respect to arguments by Socrates and presented by A.J. Ayer. Direct references are made to Bloom’s 1968 translation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.