Project on `Kai Nielsen and Wittgensteinian Fideism`
... idea of an ‘unbearably heavy conscience’ from which arises the Judeo-Christian concept of God and of a ‘forgiveness that is beyond all measure’. If, as Malcolm maintains, one does not have a grasp of that form of life from ‘the inside not just from the outside’ and, if as an insider, one does not h ...
... idea of an ‘unbearably heavy conscience’ from which arises the Judeo-Christian concept of God and of a ‘forgiveness that is beyond all measure’. If, as Malcolm maintains, one does not have a grasp of that form of life from ‘the inside not just from the outside’ and, if as an insider, one does not h ...
Ken Kesey, Jack Kerouac and a New American Religosity
... The Beat Generation of post WWII America is often associated with the counterculture movement which led to the cultural developments of the 60s. In general Beats were typically characterized by a rejection of consumer culture and the regimentation and control of modern society. Ken Kesey is an autho ...
... The Beat Generation of post WWII America is often associated with the counterculture movement which led to the cultural developments of the 60s. In general Beats were typically characterized by a rejection of consumer culture and the regimentation and control of modern society. Ken Kesey is an autho ...
9/5/2006 - University of Pittsburgh
... Many philosophical problem-areas are local and bounded, deriving their interest from the way they fit into larger issues and programs. (I have, for instance, taught survey seminars like this one on such topics as propositional-attitude-ascribing locutions, indexicals and demonstratives, and metaphor ...
... Many philosophical problem-areas are local and bounded, deriving their interest from the way they fit into larger issues and programs. (I have, for instance, taught survey seminars like this one on such topics as propositional-attitude-ascribing locutions, indexicals and demonstratives, and metaphor ...
Analogy and the Apophatic Way - PushMe Press makes Ethics
... something we might encounter, but it was not, he thought, something we could express. In The Guide for the Perplexed Maimonides writes as follows: ‘There is no necessity at all for you to use positive attributes of God with the view of magnifying Him in your thought… some illustrations in order that ...
... something we might encounter, but it was not, he thought, something we could express. In The Guide for the Perplexed Maimonides writes as follows: ‘There is no necessity at all for you to use positive attributes of God with the view of magnifying Him in your thought… some illustrations in order that ...
principle based
... Enlightenment / reason-based consequence / result based has a lawlike character Can be seen by all rational beings ‘reasonable’ rather than “purely” rational In a way this is universal and in a way absolute What utilitarianism amounts to in practice depends on the circumstances importan ...
... Enlightenment / reason-based consequence / result based has a lawlike character Can be seen by all rational beings ‘reasonable’ rather than “purely” rational In a way this is universal and in a way absolute What utilitarianism amounts to in practice depends on the circumstances importan ...
The Dialectical Interplay of Reason and Aaron Trappett
... objective to reason in inquiry, but which remained absent of a definitive character for the believer in the initial moments in which belief first becomes ...
... objective to reason in inquiry, but which remained absent of a definitive character for the believer in the initial moments in which belief first becomes ...
religious language
... significant if there is something in the world that would prove it true. Religious statements are unverifiable and are therefore meaningless. (Cognitivist & arguing for the meaninglessness of religious language) Flew: Argues that statements have to be about the world (i.e. ‘factually significant’) i ...
... significant if there is something in the world that would prove it true. Religious statements are unverifiable and are therefore meaningless. (Cognitivist & arguing for the meaninglessness of religious language) Flew: Argues that statements have to be about the world (i.e. ‘factually significant’) i ...
The Enduring Revolution
... It is a sad fact that religious oppression is often practiced by religious groups. Sad—and inexcusable. A believer may risk prison for his own religious beliefs, but he may never build prisons for those of other beliefs. It is our obligation—all of us here—to bring back a renewed passion for religio ...
... It is a sad fact that religious oppression is often practiced by religious groups. Sad—and inexcusable. A believer may risk prison for his own religious beliefs, but he may never build prisons for those of other beliefs. It is our obligation—all of us here—to bring back a renewed passion for religio ...
Religious naturalism
Religious naturalism (RN) combines a naturalist worldview with perceptions and values commonly associated with religions. In this “religious” is understood in general terms, separate from established traditions, in designating feelings and concerns (e.g. gratitude, wonder, humility, compassion) that are often described as spiritual or religious and “naturalism” refers to a view that the natural order is all there is, and that nothing, including a deity, may exist or act in ways that are independent of the natural order.Areas of RN inquiry include attempts to understand the natural world and the spiritual and moral implications of naturalist views. Understanding is based in knowledge obtained through scientific inquiry and insights from the humanities and the arts. Religious naturalists use these perspectives in responding to personal and social challenges (e.g. finding purpose, seeking justice, coming to terms with mortality) and in relating to the natural world.