![]() ![]() ![]() It thereby serves as a refutation both of atheism and of the fideism that gives aid and comfort to atheism. Its aim is to vindicate the view of the greatest philosophers of the past- thinkers like Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, Aquinas, Leibniz, and many others- that the existence of God can be established with certainty by way of purely rational arguments. This work provides as ambitious and complete a defense of traditional natural theology as is currently in print. Finally, it answers at length all of the objections that have been leveled against these proofs. It also offers a thorough treatment of each of the key divine attributes-unity, simplicity, eternity, omnipotence, omniscience, perfect goodness, and so forth-showing that they must be possessed by the God whose existence is demonstrated by the proofs. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. This book provides a detailed, updated exposition and defense of five of the historically most important (but in recent years largely neglected) philosophical proofs of God's existence: the Aristotelian, the Neo-Platonic, the Augustinian, the Thomistic, and the Rationalist. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Five Proofs of the Existence of God at. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She has awesome friends, a loving family, and totally awesome clothes! Things are definitely not what they appear though and since I don’t want to give away too much (it really is more exciting to learn for yourself), I’ll just say that Freesia has a lot more to learn about the “real world.” However, I found that once I got into the story, I really enjoyed it.įreesia thinks she’s a typical girl who just happens to live on a great island. ![]() While that can be good for the lovely summer weather, it doesn’t always work for me. Review: I was certainly intrigued by the summary when I was first offered to review this book, but I was a bit worried that it would be too much of a cutesy novel for my tastes. Reality, in her opinion, is hugely overrated. Freesia is not who she thought she was, and her world will never be the same. And when a blackout lands her in an unbeautiful place - and in an equally unbeautiful but oddly familiar body - reality hits her head-on. If Freesia’s life seems too good to be true, well, there’s a reason for that. She has everything a girl could want: her own ocean-view balcony, a pink itty car, singing peacocks, and a magical bubble that lets her talk to her besties and keep track of her de-vicious clothes. Official Summary: Freesia Summers lives on the island of Agalinas, a hidden Pacific paradise somewhere off the coast of California. Copy sent for review, but all opinions are my own ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Luca might be one of the most sought after men in New York thanks to his good looks, wealth and predator-like charisma that radiates power, but the society girls throwing themselves at him don’t know what Aria does: that the bad boy aura isn’t just a game blood and death lurk beneath Luca’s striking gray eyes and arrogant smile. Now with eighteen, the day Aria has been dreading for years is looming dangerously: her wedding to Luca.Īria is terrified of marrying a man she hardly knows, especially someone like Luca who got his nickname ‘the Vice’ for crushing a man’s throat with his bare hands. Aria was only fifteen when her parents betrothed her to Luca – The Vice – Vitiello, the oldest son of the head of the New York Cosa Nostra to ensure peace between the two families. Published by Self Published on December 14, 2014įormat: eBook Source: Bought Buy on Amazonīorn into one of the leading Mob families in Chicago, Aria Scuderi struggles to find her own path in a world where no choices are given. Series: Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles #1 ![]() ![]() ![]() However, whilst scrolling through the ‘books and magazines’ category I noticed a lot of people reselling items from book subscription boxes, and it really got me thinking.įirst of all, there are definitely positives to selling items in your book subscription boxes online. ![]() Overall, I’ve had a pretty positive experience – I’ve managed to send books that have been sitting unused and unread on my shelves for years to people who will appreciate them much more than I would, and I’ve bought some (of course they’re all sapphic) second hand books and even a gorgeous tarot deck (which you’ll be hearing more about soon!). Hi everyone! Hope you’re doing well! This is the first of a couple of scheduled posts I have coming up over the next week because I’m away (well…40 minutes away from where I live) with my girlfriend for our anniversary so I won’t have much time to blog during this week, but I still have a lot to say! This post is a little different to what I normally post, and may be a bit all over the place as a result, but I would love to hear your opinions on this topic too.įor a little bit of background, I recently joined Depop, both for selling and for buying. ![]() ![]() ![]() Women deserve to be seen as having equal value as men.Here are the 3 most useful lessons that can help us all be more equitable: Her work was important then, and remarkably still remains very relevant to this day. Wollstonecraft makes a point to say that she does not believe women are superior, but rather that it would benefit both sexes if they became more educated and involved in politics. She delves into subjects still applicable in today’s world, such as why we have male and female traits, differences in education and treatment of boys and girls, and the importance of females being involved in the democratic process. ![]() Her work has been an inspiration for feminists all over for hundreds of years. Surprisingly, she wrote this revolutionary novel all the way back in 1792, when the term “feminism” didn’t even exist. Many consider the first great work of feminist literature to be A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft. But have you ever wondered where it all began? Today we hear about feminism and women’s rights on a regular basis. 1-Sentence-Summary: A Vindication Of The Rights Of Woman will help you make the world a more fair place by teaching some of the gender inequalities of the eighteenth century. ![]() ![]() ![]() it took him five years to write the novel, and he called it "the opposite of catharsis. The novel draws on his own experiences as a drug addict, and what he calls "the lost 20 years of my life". ![]() The story expands to encompass such characters as Dimple, a hijra, Rashid, the opium house's owner, and Mr Lee, a former Chinese officer, all of whom have stories to tell. The novel's narrator arrives in Bombay, where he becomes seduced into the opium underground. It is set in 1970s Old Bombay and concerns opium and its influence. Narcopolis is the debut novel of Indian author Jeet Thayil, which was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize. ![]() ![]() ![]() After the collapse of Qin and the victory of Han over Chu, Confucius's thoughts received official sanction in the new government. His followers competed with many other schools during the Hundred Schools of Thought era, only to be suppressed in favor of the Legalists during the Qin dynasty. His philosophical teachings, called Confucianism, emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice, kindness, and sincerity. Ĭonfucius considered himself a transmitter for the values of earlier periods which he claimed had been abandoned in his time. Confucius's teachings and philosophy underpin East Asian culture and society, remaining influential across China and East Asia to this day. ![]() 479 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. "Confucius ( Kǒngzǐ)" in seal script (top) and regular (bottom) Chinese charactersĬonfucius ( / k ən ˈ f j uː ʃ ə s/ kən- FEW-shəs Chinese: 孔 夫 子 pinyin: Kǒng Fūzǐ, " Master Kǒng" or commonly 孔 子 Kǒngzǐ c. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After 4 years of being together Lon asked her to marry him. When world war 2 began he went in the military for a few years.Īllie at this time got past her sadness and met Lon, soon she fell in love with him. Noah was unable to keep her in new bern and after 2 years of writing her he went up north to work at a metal scrap yard. Allies parents thought the relationship was a waste of time so they decided to go back to New York. Allies father was a wealthy man with an important possition in society andnoah was just a man that worked hard to earn his money. It was their own summer of love until allie’s parents found out. It begins the summer of 1932, at the festival. He met the love of his life at a festival and from that moment on he knew he would spent the rest of his life with her, Allie nelson now an old woman with alzheimers in a nursing home. Allie’s condition gets worse every day until one day he begins to read to her. Their own story. Noah, an old man with a faded, well-worn notebook full of his life stories, he had a simple life but still more than any man could ask for. Year of first publication: 1996 Number of pages: 213 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() OpenAI said it “addressed or clarified the issues” raised by the watchdog. ‘El Chapo’ sons charged with smuggling cheap fentanyl to US Generative AI systems like ChatGPT, which use vast pools of online data like digital books, blog posts and other media to generate text, images and other content mimicking human work, have created buzz in the tech world and beyond.īut their rapid development has stirred fears among officials and even tech leaders about possible ethical and societal risks, with European Union negotiators scrambling to update draft artificial intelligence regulations that have been years in the making. “We are excited to welcome them back, and we remain dedicated to protecting their privacy.” “ChatGPT is available again to our users in Italy,” San Francisco-based OpenAI said by email. ![]() OpenAI said it fulfilled a raft of conditions that the Italian data protection authority wanted satisfied by an April 30 deadline to have the ban on the AI software lifted. ChatGPT’s maker said Friday that the artificial intelligence chatbot is available again in Italy after the company met the demands of regulators who temporarily blocked it over privacy concerns. ![]() |