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Describe and explain Anselm's Ontological Argument.

The Ontological Argument is one of five classical arguments for the existence of God, using a prior logic (knowledge without experience). It was formulated primarily by St Anselm (1033-1109), defining God as...
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How can 'Natural Moral Law' be critiqued as an ethical theory?

‘Natural Moral Law’ was perhaps most famously developed by St. Thomas Aquinas, in his theological guide ‘Summa Theologica’. Aquinas’ ‘Natural Moral Law’ is an absolutist and deontological ethical approach – ...
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Explain the teleological argument and Hume’s criticisms of it (AS question) - 25 marks

INTRO: define and explain relevant concepts and outline the ideas that will be talked about e.g.: The Teleological argument was famously put forward by St. Thomas Aquinas and William Paley amongst others in ...
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‘Physical, biological urges rather than reason will always control desire’ Discuss

Whilst at first it may seem that desire can only be controlled by primitive biological instincts, we shall discover that it is possible for desire to be partly controlled by reason too. This will be shown by...
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Explain Aquinas' views surrounding religious language as analogical.

Criticism surrounding religious language largely comes from those who regard statements about God as cognitive, in other words literally true or false. Many try to overcome this by arguing that religious lan...
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