Christian philosophy

Throughout history, especially the history of science, the relationship between science and religion has been predominantly conflicting. Their desire for seeking and providing answers to the unknown naturally associates their purpose. Science and religion may explore and investigate similar topics regarding life’s unexplained answers, but through very different approaches and methods. Science, focused solely on the psychical or natural world, pursues and collects answers through a systematic,…

Despite the heretical view of Eriugena’s writing by subsequent Christian philosophers, the Early Middle Ages made great strides in the area of logic. In fact, Spade (2016) notes that one may regard the Early Middle Age as being: one of the three great, original periods in the history of logic [and] the peculiarly medieval contributions to logic were developed and cultivated to a very high degree. It was no longer a matter of interpreting Aristotle, or commenting on the works of the “Old Logic”…

typical mentors. Pangloss knows little about the structure of the world since he lived only an idle life inside a castle. Candide has never had a direct experience with the outside world. Therefore, he without any question believes in Pangloss’s philosophy. Candide is incredibly gullible, faithful, idealistic, and innocent to an extreme level. He believes and accepts Pangloss’s overrated optimistic worldview. Moreover he blindly continues to hold to it through a dam of executions, gauntlets,…

pondered in the philosophies of existentialism because of the enormous effect that religion or God makes on a person’s life’s meaning and significance. And of course, truth, which is often seen to be a subjective phenomenon, is often times recurring in the works of existentialists. This seems to be because…

immoral and a nihilist who condemns Christianity, in addition to believing that existence has no actual meaning. As one of the foremost existentialist theorists, Friedrich Nietzsche revolutionized philosophy because of his nontraditional interpretations and criticisms of theology, existence, morals, and philosophy during a time that valued these…

based upon our worldview. Thus, it is important for Christian educators (or really all Christians) to examine their own worldview and ensure that their worldview is based on truth and not on relativity. The main aspects of worldview include our views of reality, truth, ethics, and…

professor at the University of Chicago and Columbia University, he is described as a pragmatist in United States History for Christian Schools. This textbook, used to teach history to those of the Christian faith, says that Dewey recognized no higher ethical or moral law. Continuing on with a Christian perspective, the text points out that Dewey advocated secular humanism, “a philosophy that exalts man and usually denies God.” This textbook calls secular humanism a man-made religion that…

The concept of self-sacrifice elicits thoughts associated with characteristics such as selflessness, courage, and utilitarianism. In a world that is black and white, free of complexity, self-sacrifice appears to be less of a challenge than in a world where the action of sacrifice may, in turn, bring upon greater conflict. Within the films Silence directed by Martin Scorsese and The Mission directed by Roland Joffe, characters must use philosophical reasoning through a consequential and…

Elements of Moral Philosophy, James and Stuart Rachels talk about the questions philosophers ask about character, then he discusses the virtues and Virtue Ethics. Instead of the ancient (Aristotle) asking What traits of character make someone a good person?, modern moral philosophers asked What is the right thing to do? This led modern moral philosophers to develop theories of rightness and obligations. In her article, “Modern Moral Philosophy,” Elizabeth Anscombe views modern moral philosophy…

Many great philosophers have challenged and tried to rule out the existence of a higher being. Saint Augustine was known for his arguments that justified philosophical and theological ideas concerning doubt and certainty, the divided self, consciousness, time, free will and God’s foreknowledge of history. He argues his standpoint views on Christianity through his literature, in particular. While Thomas Aquinas, was well known for his five proofs or ways that only rely on the world of our…