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26 Cards in this Set
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Metaphysics deals with what? What sort of questions are asked?
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the nature of being. What it mean to have being? To have existence at all?
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What are the divisions of Metaphysics?
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cosmology- time, space, purposefulness of the universe
theology anthropology ontology: the nature of being |
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epistemology deals with? questions it asks?
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theory of knowledge. what is truth? How do i know what i know?
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What are the five types of knowledge?
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revealed- presupposes a transcendent supernatural reality
authoritative-experts and tradition rational- through the use of human reason empirical- through the senses intuition- through direct apprehension |
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what are the three tests for truth?
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coherence- internal and external consistency
correspondance- agreement with empirical facts pragmatic-utility related to a teleological goal |
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Axiology deals with? Questions it asks? what divisions are there within it?
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The theory of value
. what is good? Ethics 1) descriptive- trying to understand what people do 2)normatative- what people ought to do 3)metaethics- what are ethical theories and how do they work What is beauty Aesthetics- design, the look and feel of something. |
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Metaphysics deals with what? What sort of questions are asked?
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the nature of being. What it mean to have being? To have existence at all?
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Logic deals with? Questions it asks?
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theory of correct reasoning.
What is valid? |
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What are the divisions of Metaphysics?
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cosmology- time, space, purposefulness of the universe
theology anthropology ontology: the nature of being |
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the four divisions of logic?
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1) syllogistic- categorical propositions
2) inferential- natural deduction 3) modal- possibility and deduction 4) induction- analogy, causality, probability, statistical methods, scientific reasoning. |
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epistemology deals with? questions it asks?
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theory of knowledge. what is truth? How do i know what i know?
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what is a presupposition?
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it is a faith assumption
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What are the five types of knowledge?
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revealed- presupposes a transcendent supernatural reality
authoritative-experts and tradition rational- through the use of human reason empirical- through the senses intuition- through direct apprehension |
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What are some modern prejudices concerning the relationship of philosophy and theology?
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1. philosophy and theology are separate
2. philosophy is driven by reason and theology is driven by feelings. 3. philosophy gives a picure of reality and theology gives a picture of our "wishes" |
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what are the three tests for truth?
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coherence- internal and external consistency
correspondance- agreement with empirical facts pragmatic-utility related to a teleological goal |
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Axiology deals with? Questions it asks? what divisions are there within it?
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The theory of value
. what is good? Ethics 1) descriptive- trying to understand what people do 2)normatative- what people ought to do 3)metaethics- what are ethical theories and how do they work What is beauty Aesthetics- design, the look and feel of something. |
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Logic deals with? Questions it asks?
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theory of correct reasoning.
What is valid? |
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the four divisions of logic?
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1) syllogistic- categorical propositions
2) inferential- natural deduction 3) modal- possibility and deduction 4) induction- analogy, causality, probability, statistical methods, scientific reasoning. |
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what is a presupposition?
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it is a faith assumption
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What are some modern prejudices concerning the relationship of philosophy and theology?
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1. philosophy and theology are separate
2. philosophy is driven by reason and theology is driven by feelings. 3. philosophy gives a picure of reality and theology gives a picture of our "wishes" |
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What are the 7 basic questions embedded in the overall structure of philosophy?
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1 ) what is prime reality- the really real?
2) what is the nature of external reality, that is, the world around us? 3) what is a human being? 4) what happens when we die 5)Why is it possible to know anything at all? 6) How do we know what is right and wrong? 7)what is the meaning of history |
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Ten ideas, according to wayne letton, that lay down the parameters of a Christian worldview.
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1) God exists
2)through the agency of his son, God created the universe and all that is in it. 3) we can therefore entertain an intellectual construct called "reality" 4) reality is complex and multi-dimensional 5) reality is coherent and unified, and centered upon the person of Jesus Christ 6)God has created humans with the capacity to apprehend, however infallibly and incompletely, this reality. 7)genuine knowledge of reality stems from two prime sources: special revelation and discerning 8)we can therefore maintain a distinction between truth and error. 9) all that is truthful, from whatever source, is unified and will cohere with whatever else is truthful. |
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Biblical text that is not against philosophy, but that provides a context for it.
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Colossians 2:6-10
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What are the 7 basic questions embedded in the overall structure of philosophy?
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1 ) what is prime reality- the really real?
2) what is the nature of external reality, that is, the world around us? 3) what is a human being? 4) what happens when we die 5)Why is it possible to know anything at all? 6) How do we know what is right and wrong? 7)what is the meaning of history |
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Ten ideas, according to wayne letton, that lay down the parameters of a Christian worldview.
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1) God exists
2)through the agency of his son, God created the universe and all that is in it. 3) we can therefore entertain an intellectual construct called "reality" 4) reality is complex and multi-dimensional 5) reality is coherent and unified, and centered upon the person of Jesus Christ 6)God has created humans with the capacity to apprehend, however infallibly and incompletely, this reality. 7)genuine knowledge of reality stems from two prime sources: special revelation and discerning 8)we can therefore maintain a distinction between truth and error. 9) all that is truthful, from whatever source, is unified and will cohere with whatever else is truthful. |
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Biblical text that is not against philosophy, but that provides a context for it.
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Colossians 2:6-10
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