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Examine the ways in which the ontological argument attempts to prove to the atheist that God exists.
We can answer this question by examining three key quotes about the Ontological Argument! 1) ‘ In his heart, the fool knows there is no God ' (Psalms 53) 2) '[God is] that than which nothing greater can be c...
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To what extent is ethical language meaningful?
It is very difficult to define the word "good" or the concepts of "right" and "wrong", and so as a result, it is difficult to derive meaning from statements including these word...
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Define Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is a consequential theory which looks at bringing the greatest happiness to the greatest amount of people following the greatest happiness principle. It is a relativist theory which means it l...
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Explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative hedonism
Hedonism in an ethical context is the belief that (human) happiness consists of pleasure, and unhappiness of pain. Jeremy Bentham advocated a quantitative hedonism in order to assess the moral worth of an ac...
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EXPLAIN WHAT IS MEANT BY MORAL ABSOLUTISM
Moral absolutism is the belief that one rule must apply to all societies, individuals and circumstances regardless of the situation, and that certain actions are completely wrong in themselves regardless of ...
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