Essays on Augustine

Information and Communication Teachnology

ABSTRACT As telemedicine is used throughout the rural parts of Africa, there are many professionals and patients who find the entire process very beneficial because there is an allowance for a decrease in transmission of highly contagious diseases such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). If there are clinics that are found in locations surrounding rural Africa, there are strong concerns that patients will be able to transmit their diseases to other people who are otherwise healthy. With the use of telemedicine, the patients and the health care providers can see each other through a confined space and there is ...

The Beauty of David

Introduction People are always interested in everything that surrounds them, from the colossal facts and innovations to each insignificant phenomenon and datum. The desire to find answers to all mysteries and secrets of the world is, perhaps, laid in humans’ nature. There is nothing more interesting than the exploration of the ancient history and finding out the culture and walks of life of the distant ancestors. Italy as home of the Roman Empire and the main center of the Renaissance, presents the perfect example of the unique culture that has flourished for centuries. It got the status of the ...

In Which Ways Does Summer Camps Influence the Lives of Low-Income Children?

Introduction Children from low-income families face many challenges in the society including lack of proper education, poor nutrition, and poor relationship with children from high-income families. The society needs to seek ways of helping these children achieve good academic performances to make them responsible adults. One of the most effective strategies employed that positively influences lives of children from low-income families is the introduction of summer learning programs. Summer camps play a significant role in helping children and youths from low socioeconomic backgrounds improve their academic and live outcomes. The program helps children from low-income families who experience challenges ...

War and Peace

A state of armed conflict between societies is what is known as war. Wars are fought especially if there are disagreements between sovereigns of states on various issues like land, water and so on. Besides, wars may also be the outcome of greed to grab the land, and resources of other states or it may due to the overwhelming desire to exercise more power over a wider population. The absence war is what can be called as peace. Wars may be fought due to various reasons and some of those reasons would be just while most others may be ...

Introduction

Initially, the problem of evil was tied to the syllogism that everything was created by God and since evil is a thing, therefore evil was also created by God. However, this approach to the problem of evil was devastating to Christians core belief of God being an omnibenevolent God. St. Augustine, therefore, sought to provide a solution to the problem and formulated an approach that prompted two syllogisms which stated that, according to the bible, all of Gods creation are good. Evil cannot be considered as good. Therefore, evil is not a part of God’s creation. The second ...

The ritual of marriage is a very important milestone in the life of an individual and, more so, in the life of an individual who is also a devout Christian. The Scripture often mentions the sanctity of marriage as well as the permanency of it in one’s life. Such descriptions have resulted in a dilemma for particular individuals who, for some unfortunate reason, have had to divorce and remarry. At present, Catholicism does not permit divorced individuals to remarry unless and until they have had their marriage annulled by the Church. While the Orthodox Catholic views on remarriage ...

Vestibular Projections

Vestibular projections in the central nervous system consist of vestibular end organs which communicate with the brain stem and the cerebellum via the vestibular branch of the eighth cranial nerve. These nerves are also connected to the auditory fibers. Thus damage caused to these structures can cause both vestibular and auditory disturbances. The vital function of the vestibular system is to coordinate head and eye movements. The ability of the eye to stay focused on an object even while the head is moving is brought about by the vestibular system.

Vestibular Cochlear Nerve

The vestibulo cochlear nerve or the auditory nerve is ...

For Augustine of Hippo, politics were to be done in accordance to virtue so as to fulfill God’s plan. As such, he believes in a theory of just war, as nations may be intervened and subdued for their own good and that of their citizens. It is only through virtue and love that politicians should act, and their international relations should be guided by these positive sentiments. This would include the conversion of heretics and anti-Christians, even if through the use of force and confiscation of goods. As one can see, the morality in this theory is largely ...

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Fate,Fortune, and Free Will Augustine, Dante, and Sin Fate, Fortune, and Free Will Aeneas is bound by fate to become the founder of the Roman race, but he is also allowed to achieve this through free will. ‘Twould issue well. But am swayed by fate ’Queen Dido is also influenced by both fate and free will. She falls in love with Aeneas and even offers to share her kingdom with the Trojans with him . Although it is everyone's fate to die, she dies out of her free will when she decides to commit suicide . ‘O relics sweet while ...

BODY AND SOUL RELATIONSHIP FROM GREAT THINKERS

Body and Soul relationship The relationship between body and soul has been the main concern for many thinkers since the beginning of the history of philosophy. In this paper, we will be exploring this relationship from the perspective of three great thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, and Saint Agustin. They were all interested in this relationship, and as they do have common views, they also differ in many areas. The main concern that these three thinkers have is that the humans are made of both body and soul. They can see and touch the body, but they cannot touch the soul. ...

Throughout the centuries, one of the greatest questions humankind has had is how to achieve happiness. There have been many philosophers, yet there is only a handful so influential as Aristotle and Augustine of Hippo in this domain. The former believed that people should develop all of their potential in order to be in tune with what humans were created for, which would include the optimal use of their cognitive functions. Similarly, St. Aquinas thought that one should be in accordance with God, and that only through loving Him would one truly be happy, yet only after death. Even ...

Introduction

The common denominator that characterizes almost all the great works of the 16th century Hispanic poetry is that they passed through one major place where they sharpened their literal prowess and acumen, the University of Salamanca. The University has proven to be a fertile ground for nurturing of great talents since the times of Renaissance to date, with notable alumni in the fields of poetry, theology and law. The sixth century within the contexts of the Hispanic literature, Renaissance was majorly characterized by academicians, many of them are teachers, poets, lawyers among others and often led lives that were ...

Augustine

Question 1 There are a number of different ways in which people can become faithful. There are arguments in two different ways. In some cases, Christians can become faithful as a result of their parents, through faith inculcation. In this case, the faithfuls are socialized into following the rituals in their environment, and this can translate into real faith as they become more aware of the reason behind these rituals and practices. It is passed on from individuals who have faith to those that do not and is one way of creating an environment in which faith can develop ...

Introduction and Thesis Statement

St. Aquinas believes that way is sinful and waging war is unjust. He argues that “those who take to sword will die by the sword.” According to him, war is a detriment of peace and therefore a sinful endeavor. However, St. Augustine explains the validity and the justifiability of war. He believes that war, to some extent, is just and necessary (White 269). However, for a war to be just, it has to follow three conditions. A just was must that that has been sanctioned by the highest authority. It will be unjust to wage war at a personal ...

The Columbian accident is primarily how the political environment influenced the decision to launch the space shuttle in Columbia, who was involved and who was not. The political climate during the launch of the shuttle was that of pressure on the NASA station. A good example of how NASA deals with these pressures is analyzing what the then, Norman Augustine concluded to as the gross underfunding of NASA would affect its projects in a negative light. He proposed a budget that would favor the space exploration, but these pleas fell on the deaf ears of those who had the ...

In the Confessions Book X, St. Augustine depicts the reality of confession on memory and cognition, continence, and moral vices and sin. Cognition can be defined as the process of thought or thinking. Memory can be defined as the process of creating, storing, and recalling information or experiences on a daily basis. This paper will consider the concepts of memory and sin, along with the possibility of moral transgression and the remedy of continence. The nature of the power of memory is evident when an individual travels through their memory by looking into its roomy chambers, with countless images ...

Annually on the third Monday of January in the USA, the Day of the black fighter for the civil rights Martin Luther King is celebrated. This holiday is confined to the birthday of King on January 15. The preacher Martin Luther King headed the Movement for the rights of black Americans. This movement was devoted to fighting against racism and discrimination. At the same time, King supported only nonviolent methods of the fight. In 1964, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to him, and in 2004 the American authorities have posthumously appropriated him the Congressional Gold Medal which ...

In Christianity, creeds play a significant role in enhancing faith. First, the creed is the rule of faith for all Christians. It provides clear ways on how Christians think about God and the whole history of salvation. Thus, the creed prevents Christians from making wrong decisions. Additionally, the Creed is a renewal of the Christian faith professed at baptism. It articulates the implications of entering into Christian life after baptism. The creed is also a liturgical prayer and a powerful evangelical tool.

Q33) Describe two distinctive features of Evangelical Christianity (2-3 sentences)

One of the distinctive features of evangelical Christianity is that it places significant emphasis on the trusting ...

Fifth century Christians at large used to adhere to the ideal of traditional pacifism. Heywood (2003) defined Pacifism as “the principled rejection of war and all forms of violence as fundamentally evil” (p. 267). The pacifists hold a firm belief that no amount of logic or reason can ever justify war because a mutually exclusive relationship exists between justice and war. Back in the day, most Christians subscribe to pacifism not only as regards to how wars are viewed but also as a way of life in general. Accordingly, people were faced with a major dilemma of serving their ...

Augustine of Hippo and His View of Election As Regards Salvation

Biography Augustine of Hippo, or more popularly known as St. Augustine, was the child of St. Monica. However, despite a religious upbringing, Augustine spent most of his young life in blasphemous beliefs and immoral lifestyle. Although he was a remarkably intelligent person and had been indoctrinated to the Christian faith early in life, his sins of wickedness and his self-glorification corrupted his thoughts too much, that he became completely blind to the Divine Truth. Augustine's mother, Monica, was a devout Christian, while his father supported paganism for most of his life, merely converting to Christianity prior to his death. ...

Introduction

Steps towards the creation of a successful e-marketing strategy Marketing environment Environmental framework identity Strengths and the weaknesses of the business Environmental framework identity Formulation of the business marketing plans. Marketing strategies based on the business Niche and target markets Positioning and differentiation strategy Domain name and SEO strategy The Business Cost analysis Development of the business ideas Creation of a business website prototype Creation of a wire frame and a navigational outline strategy Creation and the analysis of the social media strategy Creation of a business email newsletter. Identification of business matrices in the business success analysis Development ...

St Thomas was a philosopher in the concept of natural law and the role of God’s justice in the legal system. Ethical arguments between lawyers and judges confront on a daily basis is suggested as an occupational profile for the professional conduct of judges and lawyers in their everyday interactions. St Thomas offers procedural comments on the criminal and civil relations as well as sentencing guidelines. In this era in which a Christian lawyer is many times faced with situations that are unethical and the modus operandi is one of questionable choices, the Christian lawyer and judge have ...

Introduction

The make-up of the canon of the New Testament (NT) was influenced by numerous factors. People should understand that the formation of the NT canon did not take place abruptly. Instead, the development of the NT canon was a lengthy process, which comprises of hundreds of years towards its development. For a long period, there has been a misconception that a council come together and made decisions concerning the books that will be included in the Bible and those that will be left out. Contrariwise, the formation and development of the NT canon were an evolutionary process that constituted ...

Roman Decadence in the Late Empire

According to history, it is not a secret that the Roman Empire once fell, it was considered to be immoral as well as weak during this time. Decadence is coined with the fall of the empire and is therefore thought to be the sexual excesses that happened. People were more focused on having orgies mostly with their families specifically, sibling; the Romans were also doing heinous activities such as eating parts of animals like the tongues of humming birds, feeding Christians to the untamed lions and they even had the courage to poison their children, partners, spouses and parents ( ...

Augustine and Pelagius on Nature and Grace

In the 5th century, in the Church of Rome, the theological debate arises about the balance of forces of human nature and the grace of God in the salvation of man. Long before the separation of the Churches, the theological debate has significant influences on the development of Western Christianity both in the Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions. Particularly, the debate focused with the two important and outstanding names of the history, the Father of the Western Church, Saint Augustine of Hippo with his counterpart monk Pelagius, both are involved of this argument. Correspondingly, the Pelagian controversy has changed ...

Video Rental Chain

Video Rental Chain

Industry

Video rental industry has experienced a swift decline in past few years as technology has slowly been replacing the in-store rentals through online downloads as well as purchases. Also, competition experienced from subtitles like cable television together with internet rentals continue to affect video rental chain operators adversely as they try to maintain their relevancy in the transforming market. Therefore, to remain relevant in the industry, there is a need for video rental chains to start offering other services linked to the industry. Market share concentration has declined considerably over the six years with many players ...

Chaplain Captain Career Course

Hybrid Phase 1 The Theory of Just War Angel L. Berrios Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras The Just War Theory Presenting the Issue ISIS War is Hell Theological Issues Genesis Man’s Bad Choice New Insights Evil and War Seven Rules Possible Solutions Killing – A Necessary Action Purpose of a Military In a periodical entitled, A Killing Mind: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Combat, Dave Grossman writes, “Killing is what we do in the military. We don’t want to kill anyone. We want our enemies to not commit terrorist acts. We want them to not commit criminal acts ...

Purpose of the Research

The objective of this paper is to give a comprehensive synthesis on the analysis of War or Conflict, drawn from the perspective of the ‘Just War’ theory. This research also aims to specify the core values and points of a just war; it tackles further the theory’s bounds, especially the justification of the use of armed forces, the principles of a humane and reasonable warfare and the three categories directly central to the so-called just war. This will also focus on the possible arguments that arise in this specific case, inquiries that most likely occur when stumbling upon ...

Philosophy

Introduction The question about the existence of God is one of the most debatable in the world. In the course of centuries, a lot of philosopher of different religions and even atheists try to prove or to object the existence of God. Thomas Aquinas is one of the most prominent and influential philosophers and theologians in history, the founder of the theological and philosophical school of Thomism, and the saint of the Catholic Church. Summa Theologica is one of the most famous treatises of Thomas Aquinas. It was launched in 1265, and until his death (1274) it remained incomplete. ...

Jesus Christ is, regardless of what one believes about his divinity, undoubtedly one of the most important historical figures in human history. His legacy today is indicated by the 34,000 different denominations and sects of Christianity comprising 2.4 billion Christians—a full third of the world’s population (Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, n.p.). But in order to fully appreciate what it means to follow Jesus, one has to look at the world in which he preached, and the state of his following by the end of the first millennium. Jesus’s teachings had unique features that stood ...

Christianity, after the resurrection of Jesus went through a lot of phases before it was transmitted from Ancient Israel to Europe as the main religion. This period is generally viewed as the era of “early Christianity”. In this period, Christianity was viewed by most Romans as a sect of Judaism as such, it was criminalized with severe sanctions like torture and death for practitioners. Due to this, Christianity was practiced secretly in the underground and many women were involved in it. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the role of women in early Christianity. During the ...

Jane Doe

Introduction Women’s rights throughout the world have continued to be the subject of human rights concerns for members of the various nations and regulatory groups throughout the world. Not all entities have the same concerns for the fair and equal rights of women in their nations, but with the world watching, pressure is put on these nations lacking proper adherence to human rights policies for women in these countries. Africa, often known for its volatile circumstances and harsh treatment of women is the focal point of this research paper in helping to create a best practices policy suggestion ...

Abstract and Introduction

The Investigations is one of the most highly influential works published in the 20th century in the field of philosophy. The work was written by Wittgenstein. There are numerous works in the field of philosophy and each of those works often has their own appeal or impact. In the case of The Investigations, the author focused on the philosophy of language use, specifically the different issues that he found the current language system have been using, that at the same time, he though were causing the different problems in the field of philosophy. In a nutshell, his work focused ...

In his main work "City of God", Augustine attempted to understand the fate of humanity and outline his philosophy of history. In this work, he intended to grasp the world-historical process and put the history of humanity in close connection with the plans and intentions of the Deity. According to Augustine, humanity in the historical process forms two 'cities': on the one hand, the secular city- the kingdom of evil, sin, and the kingdom of the devil, and on the other - -the city of God on earth.These two cities created by Augustine, represent two kinds of love: an ...

In the early fifth century, the eruption of the Pelagian controversy surfaced several questions about the nature of human beings, wrongdoing, and grace into attention.There had been reasonably minute disagreements over human nature till that time in the Church. However, the situation changed with the Pelagian controversy. The name of Pelagius and St. Augustine of Hippo are particularly important in this regard and their views’ clash made people learn about many important theological principles.

For centuries, predestination has been one of the most controversial topics in the history of philosophical and religious studies. ...

What are the Dimensions of Religion? Why are the Dimensions of Religion helpful in studying religion?

Religion is a thorough perspective that records for these inquiries of human presence and considers having confidence in something past the "common".

It was stated in Ninian Smart's Seven Dimensions of Religion (10–21):

1. Experiential/Emotional. There are sure encounters that appear to offer ascent to religion: experiencing common or heavenly drives that create a feeling of dread or wonder, contemplating one passing, having an "extraordinary" vision, feeling united with all of reality, or encountering extremely solid feelings. 2. Social/Institutional. Individuals who have these encounters search out others with comparative encounters and structure bunches for backing. 3. Account/Mythic. In the gathering, individuals pass on their involvement in stories. ...

Section 1: Absent worker

In this view, the scenario presented talks about a person who is not very much regular with his work at office. In my view he is not morally justified to neglegt his diuties presented. With regards to this concern, though it is his right to utilize all his earned leaves and access loss of the pay leaves when the ultimate needs arises, it is also equally important to balance is personal life with the office work. Definitely, there is a fundermental need to balance both aspects presented.

This goes ahead to communicate the basic binding agreement that comes as a priority when ...

Augustine’s evaluation of his own conduct starts from his childhood memories. He describes his childhood as a period where he was fascinated about learning and trying to understand the speech of his parents. He continues by giving an account of his boyhood then later his adolescent stage. Importantly, was an incident where he stole a fruit, and it remains in his head as an excellent example of malice. At Carthage he was a student, frequently visiting the theatre, was a victim of the lusts of the flesh and was a member of a gang of rowdy students. This is when he read his first ...

Florida then moved to prepare its defences, by passing legislature that agreed to appropriate $100,000 for ammunition and arms purchases, and raised one cavalry regiment and two infantry regiments, in February 1861. Governor Perry then managed to seize Fort Marion at St. Augustine and Chattahoochee’s federal arsenal, but not the more strategic Forts Taylor, Pickens, and Jefferson. Especially Pickens was of particular interest to both the South and the North and the military confrontation there brought dark clouds of civil war-threat; however, Fort Pickens remained in the Union’s hands from beginning to end of the war.

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An office worker had a record of frequent absence. He used all his vacation and sick leave days and frequently requested additional leave without pay. His supervisor and co-workers expressed great frustration because his absenteeism caused bottlenecks in paperwork, created low morale in the office, and required others to do his work in addition to their own. On the other hand, he felt he was entitled to take his earned time and additional time off without pay. Was he right?

The office worker is wrong is manifesting a behavior of frequent absenteeism. As an employee he is expected to be governed ...

All religions in the world believe in the existence of an all-powerful and all-good God. They believe that God created all things on earth. Evil is also a thing. There is so much anguish and suffering on earth that critics have questioned whether God created evil or not. Questions have been asked that if God is Almighty and all-knowing then why did He create disasters, diseases and wars to inflict excruciating pain on man. So if God is all-good and all-powerful why does evil exist? These are some of the fundamental questions that Augustine seeks answers. Additionally, he also writes ...

1.A.1. A newspaper columnist signs a contract with a newspaper chain. Several months later, she is offered a position with another newspaper chain at a higher salary. Because she would prefer making more money, she notifies the first chain that she is breaking her contract. The courts will decide the legality of her action. But what of the morality? Did the columnist behave ethically?

When a newspaper columnist signed a contract with a newspaper chain, she is bound by the terms and conditions of the agreement. Whatever is stated in the contract binds legally the columnist and the newspaper chain. If after several months later, another ...

St. Augustine Confessions

The confessions of Saint Augustine take us through the life of transformation for a Christian. The time comes in the life of an individual to make crucial decisions for his or her life, which maybe contrary to their previous believes. As a child grows, they learn a lot from their parents and more especially the mother, who happens to be close most of the times. However, as the child brows, he/she is exposed to a different environment with more compounded influences. For instance, Augustine grew up in a Christian background with his mother imparting Christian values into his life. The time came when he ...

Introduction

Part one; Boethius author, title, is ‘Conta Eutychen’, and date is CA; 500. The author expounds on the rationality nature of an individual; he explains that a person thinks and acts instantly depending on the type of the situation that one is facing. The author is interested on the personal judgment module that an individual uses in addressing the situation. The author is mainly concerned about the sovereignty of an individual in terms of reasoning capacity and the events afterwards of his chronology of events. Augustine author, title, is, ‘On the Teacher’, date is CA; 390. The author ...

The philosophy of the Medieval ages was closely interfaced to theology, and the perspective was based on the relation God - person. However, thus the philosophy had, unlike religions, the functions related to its main property - doubt (in the validity of religious doctrines). In medieval philosophy, it is possible to allocate two stages of its formation – patristic views (2-8 centuries) and scholasticism (11-14 centuries), so to draw a clear line between them is quite difficult. Patristic views are a set of theology-philosophical views of the "fathers of the church" who undertook Christianity justification, relying on the ancient philosophy ...

Dr D Long

Religion Saint Augustine Saint Augustine was a 4th century theologian. According to Augustine, the nature of humans changed considerably following the first sin that Adam committed in the Garden of Eden. He refers to the first Adam’s sin as “the fall”. To Augustine, the fall led to the bond of original sin that had several consequences. Augustine believed that the first consequence of the fall was death as seen in the Confessions where he states thus, “over and above the bond of original sin where we all die in Adam” (St. Augustine 85). The second consequence is ...

Sacraments in St. Thomas Aquinas’ Major Summa (q 60/61/62/63/64/65) - What I Found That Is or Is Not Useful for Understanding Sacraments Today St. Thomas Aquinas is considered one of the Doctors of the Catholic Church because of his great theological contributions, and his philosophy has been so influential in Western civilization that he is also studied by seculars. One of his most important contributions was incorporating reason in the form of Aristotelian logic into the discussion of faith and religious tenants. In Summa Theologica, one of his most important works, he lists six major questions: “Of ...

“Having our say” is an oral history account written by Sarah Delany and Elizabeth Delany who were daughters of a former slave. These sisters were pioneers of civil rights, and their story was known after their interview that was on the New York Times. The story presents trials and tribulations that the sisters faced during the story which is historically accurate and non-fiction. One of the major themes that are found in their narration is education. Education is viewed in their story several times in the book. An example in the story is when Sarah also known as Sadie ...

Introduction

One of Paul’s letters to the Church, the Romans epistle has for the past two millennia been elaborated upon by the Church in connection with prevailing circumstances. This is because the change in times has shed light upon issues that are relevant to respective generations. Various theological authors over time did indeed come up with their own interpretation of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Roman people. Some of these authors were labeled rebels as a result of their interpretation attempt to explain sensitive issues about Christ’s Church and as a result had their works labeled ‘blasphemous’. One ...

Abstract

The essay looks into how the Greek and Roman culture developed the idea of the hero into the idea of a saint, during the process of conversion and totalization. The paper studies Saul of Tarsus and Augustine of Hippo, their conversions, and how they relate to the stature of hero and saint.

Introduction

We find two metaphors in Professor Ambrosio lectures, the hero, and the saint. These personified ideas carry different approaches to seeking the meaning of life. There are explicit metaphors of hero and saint, and these two figures carry different worldviews and in the human situations. Heroes are seen ...

Argumentative Essay: Idealism versus Realism

Introduction The philosophy is the basis of human intellectual development because the knowledge provides mental infrastructure that operates in order to assist the humans in terms of understanding the world that exists around them. However, there are marked differences between the two leading schools of thought in this regard. According to Augustine, idealism is conventional approach towards gaining knowledge (Barnes, 237). The basic strings of idealism go back to the era of ancient Greeks who thought that their intellectual capacity was sufficient regarding accumulation of knowledge in the world (Page 116). Realism on the other side argues that ...

Introduction

Christianity and Judaism are among the most popular religions in the world. Despite the fact that Christianity originally stemmed from the postulates of Judaism, today Christianity has the largest number of believers’ worldwide (Spiegel, 1993, 65). Rough estimates demonstrate that there are more than two billion of the Christians across the globe. The Jewish religious minority is limited to 14 million adherents, primarily residing in the state of Israel and in the United States of America. The both religions are monotheistic in their natures, strongly emphasizing the role of a single and omniscient divine authority. Overall, despite common grounds ...

Religious Studies 305

The book of John in the New Testament speaks so much of Jesus’ love for the sick, the poor, the blind, the doubting Pharisees but also speaks of his deity as God doing the works of Him who sent Him. But how did Jesus speak to the people? What language did he use? Jesus was always around people. Contrary to the manner of how the Roman Pharisees spoke to the people, Jesus spoke of concern, love and understanding for humanity. A Bible scholar wrote that Jesus spoke in Aramaic. Since Jesus grew up in Nazareth, he also spoke ...

Determinism can be defined as the philosophical proposal that every incident, choice and act is causally ascertained by an uninterrupted chain of earlier incidences, and further that the chain of circumstances that led to the event will not lead to any other event. The theories of determinism all along the history of philosophy have come from at times motives that are similar. Certain forms of Determinism can actually be tested empirically also. The converse of Determinism is said to be free will. Essentially, Philosophy is the manner in which some people think about a few distinct questions. The most ...

Plato's Influence on Medieval Thought

Plato's Influence on Medieval Thought

Introduction

Plato was born in 428/427 BCE in Athens, Greece. He was a Greek philosopher and Socrates’ student. Plato founded the Academy and best known for his efforts in philosophical works depicting unparalleled influence. Building on various demonstrations by individuals like Socrates that those considered as experts in every ethical matter did not have proper understanding necessary for a prompt human life, Plato came up an idea that the mistake were caused by their lack of proper engagement with a class of identities that he referred to as forms. Key examples of these forms include equality, beauty, and ...

Christianity: St. Augustine

St. Augustine is a spiritual tradition that was developed in the ancient times for the Christian faith since Saint Augustine was a theologian and philosopher. His writings have been described to have unrivalled richness, and they have been used to greatly influence and develop the western Christianity and philosophy. The sacred concept from St. Augustine tradition lies on the fact that it has been able to establish a new faith for Christians following through the same tradition. The tradition was developed to adopt different methods and perspectives that would be used by Christians in the preceding years, and they involve the belief ...

Ethics and virtue have long been an area where philosophy and religion often coincide. Often, philosophers live an academic life which in which their ideas are developed through abstract through and not practical application. It can be helpful to compare ethical theories to compose a paper, which clarifies ethical theories and puts different moral theories in the context of each other by applying them all to an identical character or moral situation. The 1966 film “A Man for All Seasons” is the story of Thomas More, a Roman Catholic bishop who lost his life for standing up to King Henry VIII ...

Friedrich Nietzsche noble human beings the best approach on human nature. Nietzsche fundamental idea is the driving force of human action; the will to power. It is the inherent will to power within humans that affirms human life and the will to live, dominate, and grow. Humans operate on the general principle of growing, domination throughout life. However, human do not live, grow and dominate at equal levels. There are inherent differences in the human society. The noble human being, therefore, is the one who advances the will to power. He who is noble honors himself as one who ...

1 . Socrates suddenly awakes and finds himself in medieval France. At a bookstore he buys a copy of Montaigne and reads “Of Cannibals” and “Of Coaches.” Would he agree with Montaigne’s ideas? If so, with what would he agree? With what would he disagree? In writing your answer, be sure to describe Socrates’ (or Greek) philosophy and what was different in Montaigne’s time. Despite the disparity between the early modern Europe and the ancient Athens, it is possible to find some affinities underlying the ideas of Socrates and Montaigne. However, if Socrates suddenly awoke and found himself in ...

The doctrine of the original sin, that is sometimes referred to as the doctrine of the inherited sin is the explanation of the sin committed by Adam as understood in Christian circles. Augustine for instance, interprets the original sin through the account of the fall of Adam in the book of Genesis. He goes on to say that Adam was created good and given the freedom to choose to do what God had instructed him or go against it. That there were several contributing factors that led to this state among them the nature of the evil, the freedom ...