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Bertrand Russell (1872
... it seems that, in various fields, there is more than one coherent body of beliefs. The concept of coherence is based on the laws of logic (e.g., the law of non-contradiction); but the laws of logic “themselves cannot be established by this [the coherence] test.” – “For the above two reasons, coheren ...
... it seems that, in various fields, there is more than one coherent body of beliefs. The concept of coherence is based on the laws of logic (e.g., the law of non-contradiction); but the laws of logic “themselves cannot be established by this [the coherence] test.” – “For the above two reasons, coheren ...
Psalms 19:1-14 - Ebenezer Baptist Church
... 2) “The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.” The Word of God is sure just as the unchanging character of its Author. The word “simple” speaks of a person who is naïve, easily influenced, undiscerning. The Word gives “wisdom to the simple.” The person who has committed his life to ...
... 2) “The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.” The Word of God is sure just as the unchanging character of its Author. The word “simple” speaks of a person who is naïve, easily influenced, undiscerning. The Word gives “wisdom to the simple.” The person who has committed his life to ...
Approaches to the study of religion lecture
... a general order of existence and (4) clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that (5) the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic (Clifford Geertz 1993) ...
... a general order of existence and (4) clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that (5) the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic (Clifford Geertz 1993) ...
Thomas Aquinas - WordPress.com
... • Answer: ways of God are “mystery” to human beings • Both cases: inconsistencies & ambiguities are evaded • Both believers & non-believers feel cheated when asked to accept inconsistent beliefs or simply dismiss the most vital questions of faith • Timeless struggle: How can a good, loving, wise, po ...
... • Answer: ways of God are “mystery” to human beings • Both cases: inconsistencies & ambiguities are evaded • Both believers & non-believers feel cheated when asked to accept inconsistent beliefs or simply dismiss the most vital questions of faith • Timeless struggle: How can a good, loving, wise, po ...
The Theology of the Cross
... quite a while, even after Constantine) began to interpret the cross as a payment for sins, that our current understanding of the cross began to develop. In short, the belief is not necessarily biblical. The biblical notion of sin does not imply that a ransom blood sacrifice had to be made in order t ...
... quite a while, even after Constantine) began to interpret the cross as a payment for sins, that our current understanding of the cross began to develop. In short, the belief is not necessarily biblical. The biblical notion of sin does not imply that a ransom blood sacrifice had to be made in order t ...
The Westphal text A3
... either in the discovery of what our duty is or in the motivation for doing it (1960 [1793], p. 3). Second, “morality leads inevitably to religion” (p. 7n.). This is a reminder of the moral arguments for God and immortality given in the Critique of Practical Reason. Finally, “religion is (subjectivel ...
... either in the discovery of what our duty is or in the motivation for doing it (1960 [1793], p. 3). Second, “morality leads inevitably to religion” (p. 7n.). This is a reminder of the moral arguments for God and immortality given in the Critique of Practical Reason. Finally, “religion is (subjectivel ...
1 Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality Philosophy
... The bulk of the Dialogues is centered around the “Argument from Design” as espoused by Cleanthes: Look round the world: contemplate the whole and every part of it: you will find it to be nothing but one great machine, subdivided into an infinite number of lesser machines, which again admit of subdiv ...
... The bulk of the Dialogues is centered around the “Argument from Design” as espoused by Cleanthes: Look round the world: contemplate the whole and every part of it: you will find it to be nothing but one great machine, subdivided into an infinite number of lesser machines, which again admit of subdiv ...
Belief, Truth, & Knowledge
... Optical Illusions • We all see things differently - especially morality • Senses can deceive us and lead us astray • Conscience is formed and developed based on our beliefs. ...
... Optical Illusions • We all see things differently - especially morality • Senses can deceive us and lead us astray • Conscience is formed and developed based on our beliefs. ...
Performance after Pathos
... The dominant religions in the upheavals after the fall of the Eastern Bloc, and even more so after 9/11, have been the monotheistic “Abrahamic” religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. For secularists, the latter in particular has come to stand for the nefarious, fundamentalist nature of religio ...
... The dominant religions in the upheavals after the fall of the Eastern Bloc, and even more so after 9/11, have been the monotheistic “Abrahamic” religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. For secularists, the latter in particular has come to stand for the nefarious, fundamentalist nature of religio ...
Aristotle
... Kant rejects Aristotle & Aquinas • For them, happiness is a byproduct of doing good. • Kant argued: people do good out of their DUTY to do so. • People of reason act out of duty, – Finding the reason within themselves – Since they live autonomously ...
... Kant rejects Aristotle & Aquinas • For them, happiness is a byproduct of doing good. • Kant argued: people do good out of their DUTY to do so. • People of reason act out of duty, – Finding the reason within themselves – Since they live autonomously ...
Aristotle
... Kant rejects Aristotle & Aquinas • For them, happiness is a byproduct of doing good. • Kant argued: people do good out of their DUTY to do so. • People of reason act out of duty, – Finding the reason within themselves – Since they live autonomously ...
... Kant rejects Aristotle & Aquinas • For them, happiness is a byproduct of doing good. • Kant argued: people do good out of their DUTY to do so. • People of reason act out of duty, – Finding the reason within themselves – Since they live autonomously ...
WESTPHAL FROM START TO FINISH
... Conclusion It is not only those opposed to religion who share this suspicion of it. Kierkegaard too – a Christian – challenged the use of Christianity to support the social order and respectablity. ...
... Conclusion It is not only those opposed to religion who share this suspicion of it. Kierkegaard too – a Christian – challenged the use of Christianity to support the social order and respectablity. ...
A Summary Of The Meditations - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... there is surely a difference between a local mistake, such as seeing a square tower as round in the distance, and a global mistake, which would be when everything we experience is mistaken. But since any veridical sensory experience could be reproduced as a dream, if there is no means of distinguish ...
... there is surely a difference between a local mistake, such as seeing a square tower as round in the distance, and a global mistake, which would be when everything we experience is mistaken. But since any veridical sensory experience could be reproduced as a dream, if there is no means of distinguish ...
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... At the same time, a Brahmin's Dharma is education and pursuit of knowledge. He is asked to refrain from killing and is encouraged to eat simple food in order to maintain equanimity. More on the topic of castes follows, but suffice to say that this is the "religious" or social perspective of Hinduism ...
... At the same time, a Brahmin's Dharma is education and pursuit of knowledge. He is asked to refrain from killing and is encouraged to eat simple food in order to maintain equanimity. More on the topic of castes follows, but suffice to say that this is the "religious" or social perspective of Hinduism ...
humanism-nd16-02 - Anglican Mainstream
... society have been dramatic. It is actively promoting a society where morality is negotiable and Christian values are questioned, challenged, or even rejected. Individuals pursue pleasure rather than righteousness. Behaviours that are contrary to God’s guidelines and to Christian values are at first ...
... society have been dramatic. It is actively promoting a society where morality is negotiable and Christian values are questioned, challenged, or even rejected. Individuals pursue pleasure rather than righteousness. Behaviours that are contrary to God’s guidelines and to Christian values are at first ...
What is Human Nature?
... limited in their ability to love and serve God by differing levels of intelligence or knowledge. • In his view of Human Nature, note that Love and Service to God trumps Reason !!! • Question for the class: Does this view contradict the previously asserted suggestion in the class that it is best to s ...
... limited in their ability to love and serve God by differing levels of intelligence or knowledge. • In his view of Human Nature, note that Love and Service to God trumps Reason !!! • Question for the class: Does this view contradict the previously asserted suggestion in the class that it is best to s ...
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... Schelling stated very firmly that the above postulate should not be interpreted as God being secondary in relation to the ground, as though he „arises” from it. God exists in eternity, as does the ground; the specified connection is necessary to explain the dialectics of formation of things in the c ...
... Schelling stated very firmly that the above postulate should not be interpreted as God being secondary in relation to the ground, as though he „arises” from it. God exists in eternity, as does the ground; the specified connection is necessary to explain the dialectics of formation of things in the c ...
Final Paper - The Comparison Project
... the names of everything that is” (Pseudo-Dionysius, 53-56). The work of the Divine Names uses many words and Names to describe all the God contains, and all that he is precursor to. In stating all of these things, we know that God is not simply defined by those concepts or words. We may use those wo ...
... the names of everything that is” (Pseudo-Dionysius, 53-56). The work of the Divine Names uses many words and Names to describe all the God contains, and all that he is precursor to. In stating all of these things, we know that God is not simply defined by those concepts or words. We may use those wo ...
Christianity and Humanism - Reformational Publishing Project
... -5of a Thomistic frame of reference for thought, and to his and his successors many encyclicals dealing with the political, social and economic problems of the modern age, have in our own time learned much -- from the writings especially of Sidney and Beatrice Webb and of Prof. G. D. H. Cole -- abo ...
... -5of a Thomistic frame of reference for thought, and to his and his successors many encyclicals dealing with the political, social and economic problems of the modern age, have in our own time learned much -- from the writings especially of Sidney and Beatrice Webb and of Prof. G. D. H. Cole -- abo ...
1 - Understanding World Religions
... Introduction to the Study of Religion • The How do we decide whether Scientology is a religion? – Most people who say that Scientology is not a religion argue that religions involve a belief in God that is missing from Scientology. – Others, like some members of the German and French Governments, s ...
... Introduction to the Study of Religion • The How do we decide whether Scientology is a religion? – Most people who say that Scientology is not a religion argue that religions involve a belief in God that is missing from Scientology. – Others, like some members of the German and French Governments, s ...
we are a rich church - Knysna Baptist Church
... My desire is that the ministry of Knysna Baptist Church becomes consuming in your life. Not because you have to fit into a program, but that your life becomes consumed with the Truth of the Gospel, and this church be the enabler for the resultant ministry. My desire is that the ministry of Knysna Ba ...
... My desire is that the ministry of Knysna Baptist Church becomes consuming in your life. Not because you have to fit into a program, but that your life becomes consumed with the Truth of the Gospel, and this church be the enabler for the resultant ministry. My desire is that the ministry of Knysna Ba ...
My Big Fat Greek Mindset Part 1 One night, a captain of a U.S. Navy
... as the source of all truth and the fear of the Lord as the beginning of man’s wisdom and knowledge (Proverbs 1:7; 9:10), for the Greeks, knowledge of the truth was available to any one who would pursue it intellectually. Moreover, since truth was considered to be self-existent, it was viewed as a bo ...
... as the source of all truth and the fear of the Lord as the beginning of man’s wisdom and knowledge (Proverbs 1:7; 9:10), for the Greeks, knowledge of the truth was available to any one who would pursue it intellectually. Moreover, since truth was considered to be self-existent, it was viewed as a bo ...
HON 280 -- LECTURE NINE (Ptolemy to copernicus) THE
... found anywhere. Muslims, Jews and Christians worked side by side to translate and interpret Aristotle and other Ancient Greek thinkers. This is how Aristotle's works were reintroduced to Europe. B. People were attracted to Aristotle. The world had not ended in 1000 CE. There was a growing interest i ...
... found anywhere. Muslims, Jews and Christians worked side by side to translate and interpret Aristotle and other Ancient Greek thinkers. This is how Aristotle's works were reintroduced to Europe. B. People were attracted to Aristotle. The world had not ended in 1000 CE. There was a growing interest i ...