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Science
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Study of phenomena in terms of cause and effect
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Cause
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That which makes something happen
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Effect
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The result of a cause
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Faith
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Belief, trust, or loyalty to something
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Understanding
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To grasp the reasonableness of something
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Anguish of Abraham
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Moment of anxiety characterized by FORLORNESS (the feeling of being terribly alone), DESPAIR (having to make a decision you'd really rather not) and ANXIETY (being without any guidelines)
And "The Anguish of Abraham is a moment of anxiety characterized by anxiety" is not redundant at all, right? >__> |
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Intellect & Free Will
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Separates humans from animals, vegetables, and minerals
Intellect (thinking and reasoning) helps us search for truth Free will (choosing) helps us find what is good (for us) |
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Inductive reasoning
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Based on experience and observation (like a science lab)
AKA empiricism, analytic, a posteriori |
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Deductive reasoning
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Based on prior knowledge (like math)
AKA rational, synthetic reasoning, a priori Includes syllogisms |
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In Himself
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Existence
Nature Divine Attributes Persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) |
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In Reference to Creatures
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Creation
Elevation and Fall of Man Incarnation Redemption The Church |
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As Their Last End
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Particular and General Judgements
Resurrection of the body Heaven, Hell, Purgatory |
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Creation
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This is gratuitous, but..."making something out of nothing, the need to express, to communicate..."
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Dogmatic theology/sacred theology
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Finds fundamental principles in revelation (e.g., Islam)
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Theodicy/natural theology
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Everything is philosophical, independent of any religious faith (e.g., Deism)
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Theoria
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Intellectual aspect, reasoned explanations of the matters of faith
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Praxis
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Moral activity, the practice of a particular system of belief
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Immaculate Conception
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December 8
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Incarnation
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December 25
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Solemnity of Mary
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January 1
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Ascension Thursday
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...changes
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Assumption
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August 15
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All Saints' Day
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November 1
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Pius XII
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Pope during lots of wars
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John XXIII
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Convened Vatican II, which modernized the Church, though he died before it was finished
(randomly, papal infallibility was secured in Vatican I) |
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Paul VI
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Finished Vatical II, wrote Humanae Vitae in response to contraception issues
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John-Paul I
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Pope for 34 days
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John-Paul II
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Pilgrim Pope, young and charismatic, traveled everywhere, non-Italian
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Benedict XVI
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Conservative, also non-Italian
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Successor of Peter
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line of Apostolic succession is left intact
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Vicar of Christ
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Substitute for Christ on earth
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Primate of Italy
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Head of all Italian dioceses
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Patriarch of the West
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Authority over all Catholic institutions
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Sovreign of Vatican State
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Diplomatic head of the Vatican
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Orthodoxy
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Right or correct thinking
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Philosophy
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Love of wisdom
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Metaphysics
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Study of a being above or beyond the physical
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Cosmology
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Study of the universe
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Astrology
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Study of the stars to determine destiny
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Ontology
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Study of being and existence
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Ethics
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Study of conduct
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Logic
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Study of thinking
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Epistemology
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Study of learning (psychology)
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Aesthetics
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Study of the beautiful (fine arts)
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The Cave
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Dialogue from Plato's Republic, illustrates the enlightened/unenlightened nature of man
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Perception of shadows
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Copies of the real thing; realm of imagination and conjecture
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Belief in visible objects
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ACTUAL REALITY!
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Understanding of mathematical objects
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Ideal objects with logical rigor: measurement, proportion, logical connections, mental constructs
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Knowledge of first principles
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Understanding of form without matter
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Act & potency
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Act: it is
Potency: it has the capacity to change |
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Substance & accident
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Substance: essence
Accident: qualities not necessary to identify |
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Essence & existence
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Essence: that which makes something what it is
Existence: to be |
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Soul
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Principle of activity
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Argument for Change in Things
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Move: lead something from potential to action
God is pure act; he is the prime mover of everything |
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Argument for Efficient Causality
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Efficient: productive or desired effect (e.g., heat and water make steam)
God is the first cause |
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Argument from Contingency in Things
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Contingent: object's need of a necessary being to exist
God is necessary; he exists forever |
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Argument from Graduation in Things
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Graduation: degree or stage in a systematic or gradual progression
God is the extreme of every quality |
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Argument from Final Causality
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Law: to direct something towards some end
God is the order to the end |
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School of Alexandria
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1. Plato's philosophy
2. Allegorical interpretations 3. Unity of God 4. Divinity of Christ |
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School of Antioch
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1. Aristotle's philosophy
2. Literal interpretations 3. Distinction of three persons 4. Humanity of Christ |
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Gnosticism
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Christ was a good god but could not have a human body
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Moralism
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Jesus was a unique human who only inspired people
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Adoptionism
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Jesus was a good man who was eventually adopted by God
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Apollinarianism
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Since Jesus was God, he lacked a human intellect and will
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Subordinationism
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The Son came into existence at the time of creation
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