MATERIALISM
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A Paper
Presented to
Dr. Carey A. Ford, III 
Navarro College
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In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for PHIL 1301
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by
Name of Student
Date

MATERIALISM
Claim
Please use this document as a template for your paper.  Any other format is unacceptable.  You can actually replace the words on this document with your own words so that you can make sure you have use the same font, size and margins.  The text of your paper is to be 5-pages long plus a cover page for a total of 6 pages.  
In this section, you need to present the claim for materialism: only matter exists, the key word being “only.”  You may next want to expound upon the different ethical and epistemological systems found in various materialistic models.  You might want to include here a word on the materialistic emphasis on personal freedom.  All this can be found in the book From Plato to Plantinga.

Evidence and Logical Support for Materialism
In this section, you will need to present logical, philosophical evidence for materialism.  First, materialism claims that science is the handmaiden of materialism.  List the scientific, medical, and technological advances science has given us.  Also, present the benefits of agricultural science.  Finally, show how science has debunked many of the myths normally associated with belief in God.

Response to Challenges to Materialism

Address the following challenges to materialism.  If you do not address all the challenges your system faces, you will not receive an A for the paper and an A for the course.  
The challenges for materialism include
1.	The “Handmaiden” Challenge
2.	The Consistency Challenge
3.	The Reality Challenge
4.	The Authority Challenge
5.	The Epistemological Challenge
6.	And the Freedom Challenge. 

Good luck.  I am pulling for you!