Exam 4: Plato the Beginning of Everything

Why does Nietzsche claim that "we philosophers and free spirits feel ourselves irradiated as by a new dawn by the report that the old God is dead; our hearts overflow with gratitude, astonishment, presentiment and expectation"?

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Nietzsche claims that "we philosophers and free spirits feel ourselves irradiated as by a new dawn by the report that the old God is dead; our hearts overflow with gratitude, astonishment, presentiment and expectation" because he sees the death of the old God as a liberation from traditional religious and moral constraints. Nietzsche believed that the old God, representing traditional Christian values and beliefs, had stifled human potential and creativity. With the death of the old God, Nietzsche saw an opportunity for humanity to embrace a new era of freedom, creativity, and self-determination. He believed that this realization would lead to a reevaluation of values and a new understanding of human existence. Therefore, Nietzsche and other free spirits felt a sense of gratitude, astonishment, presentiment, and expectation at the prospect of a world without the old God, as it represented a new beginning and a chance for humanity to define its own destiny.

Parsons says, "let's define _____________ as an evil that not even God would have a morally sufficient reason for permitting."

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Joyce says, "The existence of evil in the world must at all times be the greatest of all the problems which the mind encounters when it reflects on God and His relation to the world."

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Philo says, "If we see a house, Cleanthes, we conclude, with the greatest certainty, that it had an architect or builder, because this is precisely that species of effect, which we have experienced to proceed from that species of cause. But surely you will not affirm, that the universe bears such a resemblance to a house." Philo's point is that the difference between a house and the universe is too great for the analogy to work.

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Parsons considers the concept of God in which three things are required to be true: 1. God is perfectly good; 2. God is all-powerful; and 3. God does not prevent the existence of natural and moral evil. But according to Parsons, "these three claims seem to form ..."

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Kierkegaard argues that although we think our proofs get close to proving God's existence, the final step is always a ...

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Clifford says, "The question of right or wrong has to do with the origin of his belief, not the matter of it; not what it was, but how he got it; not whether it turned out to be true or false, but whether he had a right to believe on such evidence as was before him."

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For Conway, "Hence it follows by natural consequence, that times from the creation are __________, and without all number, which no created intellect can conceive."

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Masham says, "From what has been said, I think it does appear, that irrational instruction concerning religion, as well as want of instruction, disposes to metaphysics."

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Leibniz claims that "It is the knowledge of _ and _ truths that distinguishes us from the mere animals and gives us Reason and the sciences, raising us to the knowledge of ourselves and of God."

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Clifford says, "It is the sense of power attached to a sense of knowledge that makes men desirous of believing, and hopeful for enlightenment."

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Parsons claims that "whatever is brought about by nature or humans is indirectly created by God."

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Question 12

Explain how Paley uses the phrase "principle of order."

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Question 13

In one of his proofs for the existence of God, Aquinas says, "Among beings there are some more and some less good, true, noble and the like. But more and less are predicated of different things, according as they resemble in their different ways." This proof relies on the idea that there is a life force that is found in things."

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Anselm says, "I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I have faith in order to be saved."

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Berkeley says, "When in broad daylight I open my eyes, it is not in my power to choose whether I shall see or no, or to determine what particular objects shall present themselves to my view; and so likewise as to the hearing and other senses; the ideas imprinted on them are not creatures of ..."

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Demea asserts as a general principle that "Whatever exists must have a cause or reason of its existence."

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Do you think that Paley's reasoning and conclusions are strong when he compares finding a stone while you are out walking with your finding a watch while you are out walking? Can you think of any weakness in his discussion?

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Descartes says, "And although the right conception of this truth has cost me much close thinking, nevertheless at present I feel not only as assured of it as of what I deem most certain, but I remark further that the certitude of all other truths is so absolutely dependent on it that without this knowledge it is impossible ever to know anything perfectly." What is Descartes's point here?

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James says, "Our belief in truth itself, for instance, that there is a truth, and that our minds and it are made for each other-what is it but ..."

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Why does Nietzsche claim that "we philosophers and free spirits feel ourselves irradiated as by a new dawn by the report that the old God is dead; our hearts overflow with gratitude, astonishment, presentiment and expectation"?

Parsons says, "let's define _____________ as an evil that not even God would have a morally sufficient reason for permitting."

Joyce says, "The existence of evil in the world must at all times be the greatest of all the problems which the mind encounters when it reflects on God and His relation to the world."

Parsons considers the concept of God in which three things are required to be true: 1. God is perfectly good; 2. God is all-powerful; and 3. God does not prevent the existence of natural and moral evil. But according to Parsons, "these three claims seem to form ..."

Kierkegaard argues that although we think our proofs get close to proving God's existence, the final step is always a ...

Clifford says, "The question of right or wrong has to do with the origin of his belief, not the matter of it; not what it was, but how he got it; not whether it turned out to be true or false, but whether he had a right to believe on such evidence as was before him."

For Conway, "Hence it follows by natural consequence, that times from the creation are __________, and without all number, which no created intellect can conceive."

Masham says, "From what has been said, I think it does appear, that irrational instruction concerning religion, as well as want of instruction, disposes to metaphysics."

Leibniz claims that "It is the knowledge of _ and _ truths that distinguishes us from the mere animals and gives us Reason and the sciences, raising us to the knowledge of ourselves and of God."

Clifford says, "It is the sense of power attached to a sense of knowledge that makes men desirous of believing, and hopeful for enlightenment."

Parsons claims that "whatever is brought about by nature or humans is indirectly created by God."

Explain how Paley uses the phrase "principle of order."

Anselm says, "I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I have faith in order to be saved."

Berkeley says, "When in broad daylight I open my eyes, it is not in my power to choose whether I shall see or no, or to determine what particular objects shall present themselves to my view; and so likewise as to the hearing and other senses; the ideas imprinted on them are not creatures of ..."

Demea asserts as a general principle that "Whatever exists must have a cause or reason of its existence."

Do you think that Paley's reasoning and conclusions are strong when he compares finding a stone while you are out walking with your finding a watch while you are out walking? Can you think of any weakness in his discussion?

James says, "Our belief in truth itself, for instance, that there is a truth, and that our minds and it are made for each other-what is it but ..."

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Exam 4: Plato the Beginning of Everything

Why does Nietzsche claim that "we philosophers and free spirits feel ourselves irradiated as by a new dawn by the report that the old God is dead; our hearts overflow with gratitude, astonishment, presentiment and expectation"?

Parsons says, "let's define _____________ as an evil that not even God would have a morally sufficient reason for permitting."

Joyce says, "The existence of evil in the world must at all times be the greatest of all the problems which the mind encounters when it reflects on God and His relation to the world."

Parsons considers the concept of God in which three things are required to be true: 1. God is perfectly good; 2. God is all-powerful; and 3. God does not prevent the existence of natural and moral evil. But according to Parsons, "these three claims seem to form ..."

Kierkegaard argues that although we think our proofs get close to proving God's existence, the final step is always a ...

Clifford says, "The question of right or wrong has to do with the origin of his belief, not the matter of it; not what it was, but how he got it; not whether it turned out to be true or false, but whether he had a right to believe on such evidence as was before him."

For Conway, "Hence it follows by natural consequence, that times from the creation are __________, and without all number, which no created intellect can conceive."

Masham says, "From what has been said, I think it does appear, that irrational instruction concerning religion, as well as want of instruction, disposes to metaphysics."

Leibniz claims that "It is the knowledge of _________ and _________ truths that distinguishes us from the mere animals and gives us Reason and the sciences, raising us to the knowledge of ourselves and of God."

Clifford says, "It is the sense of power attached to a sense of knowledge that makes men desirous of believing, and hopeful for enlightenment."

Parsons claims that "whatever is brought about by nature or humans is indirectly created by God."

Explain how Paley uses the phrase "principle of order."

Anselm says, "I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I have faith in order to be saved."

Berkeley says, "When in broad daylight I open my eyes, it is not in my power to choose whether I shall see or no, or to determine what particular objects shall present themselves to my view; and so likewise as to the hearing and other senses; the ideas imprinted on them are not creatures of ..."

Demea asserts as a general principle that "Whatever exists must have a cause or reason of its existence."

Do you think that Paley's reasoning and conclusions are strong when he compares finding a stone while you are out walking with your finding a watch while you are out walking? Can you think of any weakness in his discussion?

James says, "Our belief in truth itself, for instance, that there is a truth, and that our minds and it are made for each other-what is it but ..."

The Role of Philosophy

Plato Knowledge Is Recollection

Plato the Divided Line and the Cave

René Descartes Mind and Body

John Locke Free Agents

Plato Why Should We Be Good

Plato Apology

Aristotle Tragedy

Epicurus in Waking or in Dream

Bertrand Russell the Value of Philosophy

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Leibniz claims that "It is the knowledge of _ and _ truths that distinguishes us from the mere animals and gives us Reason and the sciences, raising us to the knowledge of ourselves and of God."