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Can you explain Westphal's views on the development of philosophical thought in 'The emergence of mdoern philosophy'?

In Westphal’s paper, ‘The emergence of modern philosophy of religion’, it is evident that he is focusing on the move from philosophy of theology to that of religion. Whilst the first is god talk, being famou...
MW
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What does it mean to say an ethical theory is 'consequentialist'?

A consequentialist ethical theory holds that the primary consideration in assessing the moral value of an act is the moral value of the outcome or (set of) consequences that it produces. That is, the rightne...
MP
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“Everyone knows what good means” Discuss (meta ethics)

Meta-ethics is the branch of ethics that aims to determine the usefulness of ethical language. Cognitivists believe that ethical language is meaningful, thus implying that everyone should know what good is. ...
LS
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Examine how the falsification and verification principles challenge the meaningfulness of religious language

To prove that religious language is meaningless, Ayer and Flew each developed a principle, one being the Verification Principle and the other being the Falsification Principle. A.J. Ayer’s Verification princ...
EC
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"Deontological ethical systems are better at moral problem solving than Teleological ethical systems" Do you agree?

To answer this question we must first define what is meant by 'better'. Better I take to mean that system which solves a moral problem with ease, lack of confusion and accuracy. That said, it solves the mora...
JM
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