Argument form

The Ontological argument, written by philosopher St. Anselm of Canterbury in his book the Proslogion in the eleventh century, is a metaphysical argument for the existence of God in reality. In this essay I will discuss the validity of this argument. In this text Anselm states that the concept of God has the necessary and sufficient condition of being maximally perfect- ‘that than which a greater cannot be thought’- and that, since existing in reality is greater than existing only conceptually,…

The existence of God has been debated throughout history. There are many arguments for the existence of God but there are two commonly-accepted arguments among theists: the cosmological argument and the teleological argument also known as the argument from design. In his article entitled “On Being an Atheist”, H.J. McCloskey attempts to refute each of these arguments. His stated purpose in the article is to provide reasons for atheism and to show that it is more comforting to be an atheist than…

the eternal model in order to create it. According to Plato, god needed to look at something in order to create the universe and the eternal perfect world of forms was his template. In another one of his dialogues, Parmenides, Plato claims that the forms are self existent as well as eternal. According to Plato’s cosmology then, both the forms as well as the demiurge, are what gives everything its existence. This is important…

In 1968 a philosopher named H.J. McCloskey wrote an article titled “On Being an Atheist,” which attacked the main arguments held by theists. The main arguments that he refers to as “proofs” are the cosmological argument, the teleological argument, and the ontological argument. McCloskey’s article debunks these arguments as being false and without proof. He states that theists should dismiss the idea of God entirely. He claims in his opening statements that he will show reasons why theists should…

itself white, than who or what did? To answer this question, one must look to the rest of Paley’s argument. He claims that our society parallels these machines, though society is far greater than the machines. So, just as every word played a role in creating the poem, each part makes the stapler function, and each person plays a role in society. Third, like effects imply like causes. And if Paley’s argument is thus far true, then we can claim that the world, much like these machines, must have…

teleological argument, or the argument from design, is an argument for the existence of God. The argument forms around the idea that due to the way in which human beings and the world function, it only makes sense that there is a designer and/or creator to have caused them to exist in their current relations to each other. This paper explores the design argument against evolutionist objections as well as an objection to the argument based on the eyes blind spot. The teleological argument…

Proofs for the Existence of God, is a thirteenth century collection of five deductive arguments that, as the name suggests, supposedly prove the existence of God. In these arguments, or proofs, as Aquinas calls them, there is the assumption that there are some things that only God is capable of making happen – such as motion and cause - and ergo, God has to exist for these things to exist. Aquinas' first argument for the existence of God is that of the 'Unmoved Mover', which draws from…

When it comes to the existence of God, there are many arguments. Some say that God does not exist while others try to explain how the universe was created. Saint Thomas Aquinas gives a cosmological view on whether God exists. In his article, Whether God Exists, he provides five arguments to support his view. The first article talks about motion. Just like the Myth of the Cave the prisoners used their senses to survive on a daily basis. Your senses prove that things are in motion. This shows…

Outcome 3 explores what it takes for a writer to produce complex, analytical, persuasive arguments that contribute to the conversation of existing research and matter in academic contexts. It is important for a writer, when developing a complex and analytical claim, to implement the stakes of the argument, and why the argument matters to their field of research. If the argument has no purpose, then the writers desired audience have no reason to read it. It is also vital for the writer to…

defend my thesis that all things with a purpose must have an intelligent designer. I will do this by discussing my arguments that support my thesis and expelling any potential opposing arguments concerning them. If something plays a certain role it has a purpose and everything with a purpose was designed for that purpose, so all things with purpose are designed. To examine my argument and to establish that all things that play a role are designed, I have given the following premises support my…