Matching Flashcards
Attempted to reconcile the issues of Faith and Reason in to demonstrate the probability of God’s existence
Aquinas
Author of the Dialogues and the Republic, detailing the teaching of Socrates
Plato
Argued that a person should conform to the “Moral” because of its intrinsic nature
Kant*
Questioned which is greater the “Good” or God
Euthyphro
Authored Nicomachean Ethics, presenting the case for morality in ancient Greek culture
Aristotle
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Socrates
Refutes evidentialism as the basis for believing that God exists
James
Uses “Conceivability” as an argument in favor of God’s existence
Anselm
Argues in favor of God as the First Cause for the existence of the universe by addressing the fallacy of “infinite time regression”
Craig
Successfully refuted “Euthyphro’s Dilemma”
Augustine* (False Dilemma- God’s very nature is the standard for value)
Argues in favor of God’s existence, using the analogy of a watch as evidence of intelligent design
Paley
Asserts that all human choices and actions are motivated by the desire for pleasure and happiness.
Bentham
Addresses the question concerning why God, if God is good, would allow suffering, using the analogy of a fawn as a way to question the “greater good” argument
Rowe
Argues against the intelligent design of the universe through the analogy of shipbuilding
Hume
Describes the “Knight of Faith, living for the audience of One”
Kierkegaard
