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(2 example paragraphs) Aquinas, heavily influenced by Aristotle, held that reason was the highest function and purpose of human beings, and therefore everyone could work out what was ‘good’. He believed t...

There are five main themes in Augustine's theodicy that would need to be explained. These themes would also need to be developed by theories from relevant Philosophers/Theologians such as Aquinas,Calvin a...

Buddhists see funerals as a transition from this life to the next, and that death is all part of samsara (the cycle of death and rebirth to which life is bound). In Theravada buddhism, the family gives cl...

A deontelogical theory is essentially an ethical theory that highlights the intrinsic worth of our actions, as opposed to the consequences our actions bring. In other words, whilst some actions may bring ...

intro of answer: The consince is thought to be our inward source of determining right and wrong. There is much debate as to how this is influenced but even more so by its source. Some theorists such as Jo...