Christian philosophy

There is a debate among scholars of Hobbes whether Hobbes was an atheist, or even whether his philosophy was atheist. There are fewer critics today of Hobbes that make the claim he is an atheist and that his philosophy is itself atheist. It should not be understood to be so. We have to remember that though his views opposed most of the standard views of his time, Hobbes affirmed his faith in Christianity. Also, the term “atheist” had a different connotation prior to modernity. This is to say…

help and save people from sin. This philosophy is very interesting because it still continues to be followed by today’s community. It is said that by “God’s grace” (63), all people can be saved from their desires, and learn to deeply love God and their brothers and sisters. We have to learn to trust and love God in order to become better individuals within ourselves. The individuals mentioned in the previous paragraphs have demonstrated how important philosophy is because their ideas are still…

A seminal philosopher across fields from epistemology to aesthetics and politics, Immanuel Kant is famous best known for his work in ethics and his famous categorical imperative. At the heart of his conception of the moral law is the question of how virtue and happiness relate. In his Critique of Pure Reason, Kant describes the immortality of the soul and the ontology of a supreme being as being fundamentally unknowable through theoretical human reason, neither able to proved or disproved.…

Jessica Hernandez PHI 16 Chatham Lovette October 30, 2017 Nietzsche Prompt 1 Philosophy: An Illness of the Mind One of the most provocative thinkers in Western philosophy, Friedrich Nietzsche challenges previous philosophies to be an illness of the mind. He argues that their suffering led them to uphold objective truths as a cure to their illness, which doesn’t in fact help them regain their health. Nietzsche argues that philosophers and religious thinkers are not all that different when it…

judge through objective facts or outside sources. He only determines his beliefs based on his own inspiration, and his own individual reflections. To Hegel facts are very important to theory, and there should be some kind of evidence to confirm his philosophy. Unlike Kierkegaard, who believes Existentialism which is the belief that humans define their own meaning in life, and there is no purpose for existence. Hegel believes that God is the hire power, and that all of history and existence are…

individuals and topics, which have had an immense influence on molding western civilization. It has been built upon the achievements of history’s greatest leaders, ideas and documents. The most important, however, was that of Greek mythology, the philosophies of Socrates, and Augustine’s, Confessions. From the beginning of the belief in higher powers, to the philosophical advances and growth of religion, it is inevitable that these topics have been able to provide pathways to the structure of…

matriculated at the University of Konigsberg. Under the inspiration of his favorite teacher, Kant immersed himself in the study of natural science and philosophy. In fact, it was his teacher, Martin Knutzen, who introduced him to the writings of the two thinkers who had the greatest impact on his early intellectual development: Isaac Newton and Christian Wolf. For approximately…

mediators. The study and development of ethics over the ages followed the same process, building upon or reacting to already established philosophies and thoughts. While situations and events impacted philosophies and aided in the transformation, they also affected the ways which mediation guidelines have been molded. Events shaped the guidelines of both philosophy and mediation. In the case of the ACU PEPs, the groups had witnessed mediations of all types and their guidelines reflect those…

applied to a variety of beliefs, methods, and philosophies that place central emphasis on the human realm. Most frequently, however, the term is used with reference to a system…

to these people who influenced religion and philosophy. Certainly, those like Plato’s, Plotinus, and Maimonides all contributed to many versions of religion now well established around the world, because they chose to follow a different path towards knowledge. Although, many have grown distant from any type of inter-reflection…