Essay Mark Scheme: Hume and Cosmological Argument
Mark Scheme (A) Explain Hume’s criticisms of the Cosmological Argument. [25] June 2011 Candidates may begin by exploring the fact that…
Read MoreExtract 2: John Hare – The Moral Argument
The Moral Gap by John E. Hare (pages 91-2) According to Kant, Spinoza will constantly experience the lack of fit between what…
Read MoreExtract 1: JL Mackie’s objections to Kant’s Moral Argument
JL Mackie – The Miracle of Theism (pages 110-115) But in whichever of these ways we interpret his conclusion, Kant’s argument…
Read MorePowerpoint: Religion And Morality
A powerpoint by Dr Guy Williams examining the link between religion and morality by a discussion of Euthyphro’s Dilemma and the…
Read MoreSummary: Kant’s Moral Argument
Kant’s Moral Argument Immanuel Kant argues that morality requires belief in the existence of God, a priori. In essence Kant assumes…
Read MoreDrama: The Allegory As Modern Day Drama
Socrates And Glaucon Discuss Plato’s Cave Allegory Socrates: “Why do people think philosophy is bullshit? Let me put it this way…
Read MoreFilm: The Matrix And The Cave
An Interesting Comparison Between Plato’s Cave And The Matrix Plato explores the idea that the real world is an illusion in…
Read MoreInterpretation Of The Allegory
What is the allegory of the cave supposed to explain? Plato realizes that the general run of humankind can think, and…
Read MoreSource: The Analogy of the Cave
Plato’s Republic VII 514a “Next,” said I, “compare our nature in respect of education and its lack to such an experience…
Read MorePowerpoint: Modern Design Arguments
In this powerpoint Guy Willimas assesses modern design arguments for and against the existence of God, inclusing the contributions of F.R.Tennant…
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