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When one has a true belief in something then that means that the belief is irrefutable and undoubted. True belief is not open to challenge in the believer’s mind. There are many reasons for this, ranging from the completely objective
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When, if ever, is coercion exercised by governments and political institutions legitimate?
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While other thirteen century philosophers were talking about the works of Aristotle as “Pagan” philosophy, St Thomas Aquinas used Aristotelian philosophy as a base
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Why Did Plato Postulate His Forms?
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Why did Plato think women could be legitimate political Guardians?
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Why do you think Alfred Russel Wallace’s scientific reputation was eclipsed? Discuss in an essay of not more than 1200 words what evidence could be drawn upon to answer this question. Alfred Russel Wallace was a nineteenth century surveyor who early
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Why does Descartes think he can be sure that a God who is no deceiver exists
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Why does Descartes think he can be sure that a God who is no deceiver exists? Are his arguments con
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Why does Descartes think he needs a completely clean slate to start his enquiry?
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Why does Dream Time end? Using any or all of the myths studied in this course, present a cogent theory of the transition of Dream Time to "normal time".
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Why I Am An Atheist.
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Why is it both possible and valuable for an individual to be autonomous according to Kant? Discuss the extent to which you think his arguments are convincing.
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Why was Luther so concerned with the issue of ‘Justification by Faith’?
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Why was Thomas Paine so optimistic?
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Why was ‘pneuma’ important in Stoic physics?
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William Faulker's "Nympholepsy" is, like much of his work, an insightful comment on the human spirit.
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William James - The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902).
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With Kant's claim that the mind of the knower makes an active contribution to experience of objects before us, we are in a better position to understand transcendental idealism.
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With reference to 2 different incidents, examine the importance of faith in God in the life of Abraham.
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With reference to the 3rd and 5th Meditations, describe the role God plays in Descartes’ philosophy and evaluate the arguments for His existence.
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With reference to the life of Abraham as told in Genesis, explain what his relationship with God was like and how it changed and developed.
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With reference to the Second and Sixth Meditations, describe and assess Descartes’ arguments for the thesis that his whole essence is to be a thinking thing.
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Women in Plato’s Republic - The Women of an Ideal State
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women in the bible - Ruth
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Write a commentary on one of the following passages, relating it to the philosopher's main concerns, theories and arguments. You may wish to suggest criticisms.
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