Wisdom Questions
To discuss the wisdom questions, “wisdom” must first be explicitly defined. Wisdom instructs us how to use knowledge- the facts of this world that we understand- to create a better understanding of us and our world. To integrate our knowledge, the following essential questions, what we call “Wisdom Questions”, must be asked: “Who are we?”, “Why are we here?”, “Where do we come from?”, “What do we hope for?”, and “What do we owe one another?”. The answers to these questions are completely individualized, they focus on a concept and its application in our lives, rather than a static definition. These concepts must also pass a test that proves that they answer the wisdom question in an all- and- only way; the best way to come to these conclusions is to follow the Socratic Elenchus. Also, the reason that the pursuit of wisdom often fails, is that we think that we already have things settled, thus stopping us from any further inquires.
Socratic Elenchus
The Socratic Elenchus is essentially the scientific method to answering wisdom questions and refuting objections. It begs two main questions: “Is the …show more content…
The preambles of faith refer to things that natural human reasoning can derive, and are what faith depends on for its rational argument. On the other hand, the articles of faith relate to things that are transcendent of human reasoning and therefore must be revealed by God, such as the concept of the Trinity. The reason that the relationship between the preambles and the articles of faith is important is because without the divine knowledge given to us by God, we would not be able to come to conclusions of certain arguments on our own. This concept can also be understood through the terms of grace and nature; God gave us gifts of grace by allowing us knowledge that we could not obtain through our own nature, or natural capacity to understand
To discuss the wisdom questions, “wisdom” must first be explicitly defined. Wisdom instructs us how to use knowledge- the facts of this world that we understand- to create a better understanding of us and our world. To integrate our knowledge, the following essential questions, what we call “Wisdom Questions”, must be asked: “Who are we?”, “Why are we here?”, “Where do we come from?”, “What do we hope for?”, and “What do we owe one another?”. The answers to these questions are completely individualized, they focus on a concept and its application in our lives, rather than a static definition. These concepts must also pass a test that proves that they answer the wisdom question in an all- and- only way; the best way to come to these conclusions is to follow the Socratic Elenchus. Also, the reason that the pursuit of wisdom often fails, is that we think that we already have things settled, thus stopping us from any further inquires.
Socratic Elenchus
The Socratic Elenchus is essentially the scientific method to answering wisdom questions and refuting objections. It begs two main questions: “Is the …show more content…
The preambles of faith refer to things that natural human reasoning can derive, and are what faith depends on for its rational argument. On the other hand, the articles of faith relate to things that are transcendent of human reasoning and therefore must be revealed by God, such as the concept of the Trinity. The reason that the relationship between the preambles and the articles of faith is important is because without the divine knowledge given to us by God, we would not be able to come to conclusions of certain arguments on our own. This concept can also be understood through the terms of grace and nature; God gave us gifts of grace by allowing us knowledge that we could not obtain through our own nature, or natural capacity to understand