HUMA 1860 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: John Of Damascus, Deductive Reasoning, Syllogism

• School: York University
• Department: Humanities
• Course: HUMA 1860
• Professor: Sofia Johan

Document Summary

Part ii introduction to st. thomas aquinas" five ways. Part iii hume"s criticisms of the design argument. Also, parts of hume material in reason and religion (see hume section near end of these notes for specific parts and paragraphs to read). In this unit you will be introduced to the various parts and key ideas of st. anselm"s famous ontological argument, important notions such as necessity, contingency, and. During this week, you will familiarize yourself with a rational investigation into the existence of god and basic philosophical notions of being and understanding that we will return to time and again throughout the course. Part iii plato and st anselm"s necessary existence argument. Upon successful completion of this unit you will be able to: identify the elements and key ideas of st. anselm"s famous argument recognize the importance of necessity, contingency, and impossibility respond to gaunilo"s criticisms of anselm"s argument.