Compare and contrast the views of god and morality in descartes’ discourse on method and marlowe’s doctor faustus. your response should be at least 150 words.

In Marlow's Doctor Faustus view of morality, there is the idea of sin, which Christianity defines as acts contrary to the will of God. In making a pact with Lucifer, Faustus commits what is in a sense the ultimate sin: not only does he disobey God, but he consciously and even eagerly renounces obedience to him, choosing instead to swear allegiance to the devil.

In a "Discourse on Method", Descartes does not seek to teach people of sin and its consequences. Rather, the author simply addresses the manner in which one can know truth through science and one's ability to think for themselves apart from our five senses. He believes that God exists because he can reason that there must be a mind which knows perfection and he understands that that he, himself, is imperfect.

Marlow’s work is about the imperfections of Faustus and God’s judgment on those faults, whereas Descartes simply sees the fact that God exits, due to his own imperfections. His thoughts go like this, "If I am imperfect and can consider that there is such a thing as perfection, then there must be a God who is perfect."

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answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

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