2025F PHI-102-300: Introduction to Philosophy

One Essay Examination - Units 1-3 - Major elective - Must be submitted on time

Assignment instructions

Respond to one essay topic question at length in a well-organized and written essay. All answers must be in well-formed sentences and well-formed arguments, so plan your answers wisely. Support your conclusions; don’t try to be succinct or ‘efficient’. All answers should be based on only the class’ assigned readings, class discussions and your own solid philosophical thinking. Argue. Pledge. Quote with citation from assigned readings (only).

1. Detail both the strengths and weaknesses of the teleological arguments for the existence of the god of tradition, and make an argument for whether or not they effectively establish the certainty or probability of the existence of a Judeo-Christian-Muslim sort of god.
2. Critically relate ontological argument for the existence of the god of tradition to the epistemological theories of Plato or Aristotle, and make an argument for whether or not it effectively establish the certainty or probability of the existence of a Judeo-Christian-Muslim sort of god for Plato or Aristotle.
3. Detail both the strengths and weaknesses of the cosmological arguments for the existence of the god of tradition, and make an argument for whether or not they effectively establish the certainty or probability of the existence of a Judeo-Christian-Muslim sort of god.
4. Explain what the problem of universals is and how one type of proof for the existence of a Judeo-Christian-Muslim type of god of tradition attempted to solve the challenge for philosophers and theologians.

i think 800 words will be okay for this