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What is Descartes' "cogito" argument?

In his search for unassailable knowledge, Descartes reaches in his first Meditation a hurdle in the form of his deceiving demon thought experiment. The demon Descartes imagines is one who deceives him ...

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What is the logical problem of evil?

The logical problem of evil is usually cast as an argument for the logical inconsistency of a number of claims that traditional theism holds. These include the claims: 1) God exists 2) God is omn...

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Describe Falsification Theory.

Falsification Theory is a Philosophical method created by Karl Popper to separate science from pseudo-science. Popper saw a distingtion between the works of scientists like Einstein and Newton, and the...

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Explain Paley’s Teleological Argument

The Watch Analogy

In order to explain his teleological argument, Paley offers an analogy of finding a watch on a heath. He argues thusly:

  1. you fi...
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Explain Hume’s Argument Against Miracles

Firstly, we must begin with what Hume defines miracles as. Hume states that a miracle is “a transgression of a law of nature by a particular volition of the deity or by the interposition of some invisi...

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