- Compare, contrast, and evaluate the views of John Searle and Rene Descartes on dualism.
- Compare, contrast, and evaluate the views of George Berkeley and Thomas Hobbes on the mind.
- Explain and evaluate what David Hume means by saying that we have no evidence of the self.
- How is Hume’s view of the mind related to that of the Tibetan Master Milarepa’s on this subject?
Chapter 5 - Explain, compare, and contrast the views of Anselm and Gaunilo regarding the Ontological argument.
- Explain, contrast, and evaluate the views of Freud and Nietzsche, on the rationality of religious belief.
- Explain, compare, and evaluate the views of Tolstoy and Kierkegaard, on the rationality of religious belief.
- Explain and evaluate Pascal’s Wager. Would belief based on such an argument get you into heaven?
- Explain and evaluate William Paley’s version of the design argument. Does the argument provide a rational basis for belief in some sort of creative intelligence behind the universe and life?
- Explain and evaluate the problem of evil.
Chapter 6 - Compare and contrast the main tenets of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
- Explain in detail the connection between the Tao, Ying, and Yang.
- Articulate how principles of Taoism serve as the foundation of the art of Feng Shui.
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