Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Bertrand Russell and Epicurus
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature
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For Epicureans gods are made of atoms, and are not eternal [Epicurus, by Cicero]
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question
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If God's decrees are good, and this is not a mere tautology, then goodness is separate from God's decrees [Russell]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / a. Ontological Proof
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Epicurus saw that gods must exist, because nature has imprinted them on human minds [Epicurus, by Cicero]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / b. Ontological Proof critique
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The ontological argument begins with an unproven claim that 'there exists an x..' [Russell]
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You can discuss 'God exists', so 'God' is a description, not a name [Russell]
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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 3. Deism
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God does not intervene in heavenly movements, but is beyond all action and perfectly happy [Epicurus]
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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
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Some say Epicurus only pretended to believe in the gods, so as not to offend Athenians [Epicurus, by Cicero]
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