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Apr 2014
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Episode #020 ... Two Medieval Approaches...

STEPHEN WEST
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On this episode of the podcast, we discuss the concept of God from a philosophical perspective. We first broaden our definition of God by recalling the multitude of ways that the philosophers we’ve already studied have approached the subject. Next, we examine St. Anselm’s famous “Ontological Argument” in proof of God’s existence, which is strangely reminisce ... Show More
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