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An Essenceless Creation: An Investigation Of Theistic Existentialism, John T. Lane
An Essenceless Creation: An Investigation Of Theistic Existentialism, John T. Lane
Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research
Abstract: The primary objection that most Mainstream Christian theologies, most notably Calvinist theologies, hold against existentialism is that existentialism is incompatible with mainstays of theistic dogma, namely the theistic perception of sin and the concept of Imago Dei. However, upon closer examination, it would appear that existentialism’s rejection of essences is not wholly incompatible with all Mainstream theist doctrine. In this paper I will probe the alleged inconsistencies between Mainstream theist doctrines and the fundamental existentialist tenets of “existence precedes essence” and existential angst. Furthermore, I will argue that these two schools of thought are not just compatible, but also …
Models Of Time Travel And Their Consequences, Antonio M. Mantica
Models Of Time Travel And Their Consequences, Antonio M. Mantica
Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research
How do we travel through time? We know that we can move forward in it (we have no choice), but can we jump forward in time? Can we go backward in time? It also gives rise to other troubling questions: is time measurable in distinct increments, or does it flow continuously? In "Models of Time Travel and their Consequences," Antonio Mantica walks the reader through current understandings of how time functions in Einstein's universe and proposes three distinct models to explain it. Following that, he provides a list of experiments to credit or discredit the models. Appropriate for audiences of …
The Effect Of God On The Cogito: An Examination Of Descartes' Meditations On First Philosophy, Alex Valin
The Effect Of God On The Cogito: An Examination Of Descartes' Meditations On First Philosophy, Alex Valin
Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research
In Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy, he claims on of his most enduring arguments, the Cogito: I think, I am. Following his argument for the Cogito, however, Descartes argues for the existence of an infinite, all powerful, all knowing God. Critiques of this argument fall into several different camps. First, that God remains a fundamental principle for Descartes’ epistemology and metaphysics. Secondly, that the inclusion of the argument for God was put in to please Church officials. Finally, that what Descartes’ terms God actually represents his own mind. In this essay, I examine Descartes’ argument for God as a fundamental …