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How Might Camus Critique Fichte's Notion of God and the Religion of
In his essay, “On the Basis of Our Belief in a Divine Governance of the World,” Fichte claims that belief in what religion calls God is really belief in a moral principle (e.g., Kant’s Categorical Imperative). Fichte also claims that the true religion is that of “joyful right action.” In this paper, I will explain why Camus rejects Fichte’s notion of God as a moral principle as well as Fichte’s religion of joyful right action. In the first part of this paper, I will explain how Fichte unites
Plantinga’s Criticism of Kant’s Objections to Anselm’s
In this paper, I will explicate Plantinga’s rendering of Anselm’s argument in modal terms followed by his criticisms of what he considers to be the most important of Kant’s objections. I will then clarify Plantinga’s own modal version of the ontological argument. Finally, I will address Plantinga’s claim that Kant’s objections are irrelevant and unjustified. I will show that Plantinga commits two logical errors: begging the question and inconsistency. Moreover, I claim that Plantinga’s versi
Wittgenstein and Quine on the Problem of Intensionality
Ludwig Wittgenstein and W. V. O. Quine attempt a similar resolution to the problem of the logical form of intensional propositions (often referred to as prepositional attitudes or reported speech). Some examples of intensional propositions include “Genet said that crime is the highest form of sensuality”, “Mary thinks that Henry is in love with her”, or “Amy believes Tom is a killer.” Intensional propositions are mental states, that is, what is stated is the thought of the speaker.
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