PHL210Y5- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 32 pages long!)
16 Feb 2018
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Time periods: ancient philo 5th century bce - 476 (fall of rome) end of roman empire, medieval. 476 - +- 1453 fall of constantinople - now it is istanbul: renaissance. Important part of the scientific resolution: philo generally thought god creates the world and keeps it in existence at all tine. Involved in everything that happens constantly throughout existence: how might this have something to do with causation. Some might think that you need something to start it (god: need a first move. First movement of god is an issue of free actions: but if constantly involved with everything, then a simple wave of my arm is then caused from god and is not a free motion. 2 ideas : one: is god is first cause and sets in motion. Second: is not only did god create world and set in motion, but is constantly involved with everything that happened.
