Introduction to Philosophy (SS-1069L) 1,500-2,000 (maximum) word essay Submission date: Tuesday 1st May 2007 by 3pm to E51

Choose ONE of the following: 1. Contrast and compare Aristotle's conception of the world with that provided by modern science. How do the differences affect our ideas about our place within the world? 2. Can a hard determinist make any sense of the contrast between altruism and selfishness? 3. Is soft determinism the answer to the free will problem? 4. Are there any reasons for supposing that nature is designed? 5. Does the Ontological Argument succeed in demonstrating the existence of a being no greater than which can be conceived? 6. 'Every event has a cause. So the Universe must have a cause'. Is it a sufficient rebuttal of this argument to point out that it appears to be similar in form to 'Every human being has a height. Therefore, the human race must have a height'? 7. Is the existence of evil in the world a sufficient refutation of the claim that the world was created by a supremely powerful, all - knowing God who is wholly good?

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