Bullshit as the Absence of Truthfulness
... believe – that he is not out of his element. If this is so, then bullshit is, indeed, found when one speaks «extensively about matters of which [one is] to some degree ignorant».18 Frankfurt’s observation recalls Plato’s Socrates interrogating his fellow Athenians, especially his accuser, Meletus, i ...
... believe – that he is not out of his element. If this is so, then bullshit is, indeed, found when one speaks «extensively about matters of which [one is] to some degree ignorant».18 Frankfurt’s observation recalls Plato’s Socrates interrogating his fellow Athenians, especially his accuser, Meletus, i ...
What Is a Reagan Conservative? Paul Kengor Ph.D.
... He asked his audience to pray that America be guided by learning, faith, and freedom. He quoted Alexis de Tocqueville, author of the 19th- century classic, Democracy in America: “Tocqueville said it in 1835, and it’s as true today as it was then: ‘Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cann ...
... He asked his audience to pray that America be guided by learning, faith, and freedom. He quoted Alexis de Tocqueville, author of the 19th- century classic, Democracy in America: “Tocqueville said it in 1835, and it’s as true today as it was then: ‘Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cann ...
On Reasons to Live Justifiably: In Support of a Humean
... rightly because she has a reason to live with others on justifiable terms, I argue that this answer is unsatisfying according to Scanlon’s own criteria of success. However, by utilizing others of his arguments, I also am able to show that he could accept (and I think should accept) the ‘complex’ vie ...
... rightly because she has a reason to live with others on justifiable terms, I argue that this answer is unsatisfying according to Scanlon’s own criteria of success. However, by utilizing others of his arguments, I also am able to show that he could accept (and I think should accept) the ‘complex’ vie ...
Kierkegaard`s Ethic of Love: Divine Commands and Moral Obligations
... usually designated virtues. In due course I will consider the relation of moral obligations to some of the other dimensions of the ethical life, since there are important connections between obligations and such topics as the good, for example. Nonetheless, moral obligations are themselves a signifi ...
... usually designated virtues. In due course I will consider the relation of moral obligations to some of the other dimensions of the ethical life, since there are important connections between obligations and such topics as the good, for example. Nonetheless, moral obligations are themselves a signifi ...
Ethical and Epistemic Egoism and the Ideal of Autonomy Linda
... extreme ethical egotism, I assume that both are implausible, and I do not think there are many philosophers who have defended either one. In contrast, strong or weak epistemic egoism appeals to those who uphold the ideal of epistemic autonomy because it preserves fundamental dependence upon oneself ...
... extreme ethical egotism, I assume that both are implausible, and I do not think there are many philosophers who have defended either one. In contrast, strong or weak epistemic egoism appeals to those who uphold the ideal of epistemic autonomy because it preserves fundamental dependence upon oneself ...
Romans 5:10 - Third Millennium Ministries
... Christianity as means for supporting heterodoxical sentiments. But there is a palpable difference between men of this character, the mere gladiators of criticism, and those who embrace the truth, and whose object it is faithfully to explain it in consistency with the general tenor of what is reveale ...
... Christianity as means for supporting heterodoxical sentiments. But there is a palpable difference between men of this character, the mere gladiators of criticism, and those who embrace the truth, and whose object it is faithfully to explain it in consistency with the general tenor of what is reveale ...
Vol. 5 - 查經資料大全
... to a great heap of gold rings, every one shining with a distinct sense by itself; but other parts of Holy Writ to gold chains, so linked together, that they must, for the rendering unto us their several senses, receive illustration one from another. This present proverb does represent unto us the e ...
... to a great heap of gold rings, every one shining with a distinct sense by itself; but other parts of Holy Writ to gold chains, so linked together, that they must, for the rendering unto us their several senses, receive illustration one from another. This present proverb does represent unto us the e ...
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 1 of 2)
... mediæval Church. Much of the family instruction in religious matters received by the Reformers when they were children was in turn taught by them to the succeeding generation. The great Reformation had its roots in the simple evangelical piety which had never entirely disappeared in the mediæval Chu ...
... mediæval Church. Much of the family instruction in religious matters received by the Reformers when they were children was in turn taught by them to the succeeding generation. The great Reformation had its roots in the simple evangelical piety which had never entirely disappeared in the mediæval Chu ...
simmons- systematic theology contents
... Brother Simmons went home to be with the Lord before I was ever brought to know the Lord as my Savior. His book on systematic theology, however, has been a great source of spiritual knowledge, wisdom, and understanding to me over the years of my Christian life. Although we don't agree with all of hi ...
... Brother Simmons went home to be with the Lord before I was ever brought to know the Lord as my Savior. His book on systematic theology, however, has been a great source of spiritual knowledge, wisdom, and understanding to me over the years of my Christian life. Although we don't agree with all of hi ...
tolerating on faith: locke, williams, and the origins of
... between individuals and groups. 4 Toleration is one of these, but it is clearly not the only one nor is it the most prevalent historically. In fact, societies have most often responded to differences in belief with an authoritarian dogmatism that rejects and persecutes contrary opinions. While rejec ...
... between individuals and groups. 4 Toleration is one of these, but it is clearly not the only one nor is it the most prevalent historically. In fact, societies have most often responded to differences in belief with an authoritarian dogmatism that rejects and persecutes contrary opinions. While rejec ...
Here - WTS Books
... coherent account of his theology. All who are in the least interested in Warfield or who care at all about vigorous Calvinist theology will find this a most valuable book.” Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame; author, America’s God: From Jonathan Edwards to ...
... coherent account of his theology. All who are in the least interested in Warfield or who care at all about vigorous Calvinist theology will find this a most valuable book.” Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame; author, America’s God: From Jonathan Edwards to ...
Theory and Praxis in Leibniz`s Theological Thought
... sophistication of Leibniz’s writings on issues specific to Christian theology, and to their relevance to and impact on his philosophical views.6 In the light of this recent scholarship, this paper will re-assess the place of theology in Leibniz’s thought focusing on the relationship between theory ...
... sophistication of Leibniz’s writings on issues specific to Christian theology, and to their relevance to and impact on his philosophical views.6 In the light of this recent scholarship, this paper will re-assess the place of theology in Leibniz’s thought focusing on the relationship between theory ...
Deflationist Truth - Tufts University | School of Arts and Sciences
... stated by the instances of the quote-T-schema only with respect to quote names, and with the Tschema only with respect to nominalizations of the form: that s. That the same is true of other names of such statements or of descriptions of (collections of) statements is because of coreferring substitut ...
... stated by the instances of the quote-T-schema only with respect to quote names, and with the Tschema only with respect to nominalizations of the form: that s. That the same is true of other names of such statements or of descriptions of (collections of) statements is because of coreferring substitut ...
A History of the Reformation of the 16th Century
... because Rome was one of the greatest cities of the ancient world. By the end of the 1st century many of the Roman bishops considered it a right to have superiority over other churches (such as in other great cities like Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem) because of the Roman bishop’s ministry being ...
... because Rome was one of the greatest cities of the ancient world. By the end of the 1st century many of the Roman bishops considered it a right to have superiority over other churches (such as in other great cities like Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem) because of the Roman bishop’s ministry being ...
Intuition, Belief, and Rational Criticisability
... What is usually thought to show that Entailment is false is the fact that agents sometimes come to believe that p is false (for instance by learning the proof that it is) while still having the intuition that p. But this does not yet constitute a counterexample to Entailment. Coming to believe that ...
... What is usually thought to show that Entailment is false is the fact that agents sometimes come to believe that p is false (for instance by learning the proof that it is) while still having the intuition that p. But this does not yet constitute a counterexample to Entailment. Coming to believe that ...
(Martin Luther)
... The call is not to be taken lightly. For a person to possess knowledge is not enough. He must be sure that he is properly called. Those who operate without a proper call seek no good purpose. God does not bless their labors. They may be good preachers, but they do no edify. Many of the fanatics of o ...
... The call is not to be taken lightly. For a person to possess knowledge is not enough. He must be sure that he is properly called. Those who operate without a proper call seek no good purpose. God does not bless their labors. They may be good preachers, but they do no edify. Many of the fanatics of o ...
Some Observations on Clement of Alexandria, Stromata, Book Five
... between the knowledge of “the Father of the universe” (cf. Plato, Tim. 28c3-4) and Christian faith that Jesus is the Son of God. Compare the arguments of the Middle Platonist Celsus to the effect that Christian beliefs about Jesus are incompatible with the philosophical notion of God (cf. Origen, C. ...
... between the knowledge of “the Father of the universe” (cf. Plato, Tim. 28c3-4) and Christian faith that Jesus is the Son of God. Compare the arguments of the Middle Platonist Celsus to the effect that Christian beliefs about Jesus are incompatible with the philosophical notion of God (cf. Origen, C. ...
Volume 18, Number 36, August 28 to September 3, 2016 The
... antecedently thereunto, Rom. iv. 5; iii. 19; i. 32; Gal. iii. 10; John iii. 18, 36; Gal. iii. 22 — The sole inquiry on that state — Whether it be any thing that is our own inherently, or what is only imputed unto us, that we are to trust unto for our acceptance with God — The sum of this inquiry — T ...
... antecedently thereunto, Rom. iv. 5; iii. 19; i. 32; Gal. iii. 10; John iii. 18, 36; Gal. iii. 22 — The sole inquiry on that state — Whether it be any thing that is our own inherently, or what is only imputed unto us, that we are to trust unto for our acceptance with God — The sum of this inquiry — T ...
Joseph Ratzinger: The word became love and truth in the Church
... Christian identity that have marked Catholicism. In a now famous sermon that he delivered in the mass Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice, Ratzinger surreptitiously said: We must not remain children in faith, in the condition of minors. And what does it mean to be children in faith? St Paul answers: it me ...
... Christian identity that have marked Catholicism. In a now famous sermon that he delivered in the mass Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice, Ratzinger surreptitiously said: We must not remain children in faith, in the condition of minors. And what does it mean to be children in faith? St Paul answers: it me ...
DOC - Princeton University
... How are epistemic and instrumental rationality related? Here is a particularly radical suggestion: epistemic rationality just is instrumental rationality. More precisely: epistemic rationality is a species of instrumental rationality, viz. instrumental rationality in the service of one's cognitive o ...
... How are epistemic and instrumental rationality related? Here is a particularly radical suggestion: epistemic rationality just is instrumental rationality. More precisely: epistemic rationality is a species of instrumental rationality, viz. instrumental rationality in the service of one's cognitive o ...
minimalism and truth
... conceptual role, there is still a further sense in which truth could be minimal, viz. that “is true” expresses a property which has no hidden essence. In traditional terminology, “is true” might have a nominal definition 24 , but no real definition; in more modern parlance, the nature of the propert ...
... conceptual role, there is still a further sense in which truth could be minimal, viz. that “is true” expresses a property which has no hidden essence. In traditional terminology, “is true” might have a nominal definition 24 , but no real definition; in more modern parlance, the nature of the propert ...
Foundationalism
... S’s belief B is basic =df B is justified and B owes it justification at least in part to something other than S’s other beliefs or the coherence of her belief system, something that is by itself sufficient for B’s justification. However, this characterization rules out what we might call brute basi ...
... S’s belief B is basic =df B is justified and B owes it justification at least in part to something other than S’s other beliefs or the coherence of her belief system, something that is by itself sufficient for B’s justification. However, this characterization rules out what we might call brute basi ...
john wesley`s topography of the heart
... While it would be a mistake to identify tempers with affections, as will be apparent shortly, Maddox's distinction is helpful so long as it is realized that humility, meekness, and simplicity, though they clearly are ''stable orienting positions," nevertheless represent the consequence, the response ...
... While it would be a mistake to identify tempers with affections, as will be apparent shortly, Maddox's distinction is helpful so long as it is realized that humility, meekness, and simplicity, though they clearly are ''stable orienting positions," nevertheless represent the consequence, the response ...
Theology of Hope by Jurgen Moltmann Chapter 1
... to the brim with future hope of a messianic kind for the world, -- owing to this, hope emigrated as it were from the Church and turned in one distorted form or another against the Church. In actual fact, however, eschatology means the doctrine of the Christian hope, which embraces both the object ho ...
... to the brim with future hope of a messianic kind for the world, -- owing to this, hope emigrated as it were from the Church and turned in one distorted form or another against the Church. In actual fact, however, eschatology means the doctrine of the Christian hope, which embraces both the object ho ...
Ζ Χ Ψ Ω Β Ν Μ
... Who He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior; ινα δικαιωθεντες τη εκεινου χαριτι κληρονομοι γενηθωμεν κατ ελπιδα ζωης αιωνιου in order that being made holy by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. TIT 3:8 πιστος ο λογος και περι τουτων βουλομαι σε ...
... Who He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior; ινα δικαιωθεντες τη εκεινου χαριτι κληρονομοι γενηθωμεν κατ ελπιδα ζωης αιωνιου in order that being made holy by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. TIT 3:8 πιστος ο λογος και περι τουτων βουλομαι σε ...