Philosophies of the world paper

Answer only one of the questions below, following all instructions provided on the "Paper Instructions" document.

1. a) What is the problem of evil? b) Discuss, in detail, 2 of the 3 responses to the problem of evil provided by Augustine. c) In your view, does Augustine solve the problem of evil? Why or why not?

2. a) What is Anselm’s formulation of the Ontological argument for the existence of God?  (Do not merely provide the formulation of the argument from the powerpoint. You should offer your own summary/reconstruction of the argument based on the text itself). b) What is Guanilo’s argument against Anselm’s ontological argument? c) Do you think that Anselm successfully proves the existence of God in the ontological argument, or is Guanilo’s objection successful at undermining the argument? Justify your answer. 

3. a) What is Avicenna’s formulation of the Cosmological argument for the existence of God? b) Discuss one criticism of the cosmological argument put forward by Al-Ghazali. c) How does Averroes defend the cosmological argument against the criticism that you discussed in b) above?