Search over 10,000 free study notes

This is a very common objection raised against those that believe in God. But, they have a number of responses, some better than others. Firstly, we might think that those kinds of harms are necessary for...

First of all, the thing to realise is that both of these theories have the same result in the end. They both mean that how our life ends up is decided by forces other than ourselves. But the difference be...

Descartes defines the mind as something which only thinks and is not 'extended', and the body as something which is only extended but does not think. He claims that these two ideas are clearly and distinc...

1. Identify and explain what theory you are arguing against:

Hedonistic Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism, which makes two assumptions: that pleasure and the absence of pain ar...

The system response to Searle’s Chinese room maintains a functionalist position (mainly outlined by Jack Copeland) and argues that Searle fails to comprehend the actual and total function of the semantic ...