Presupposition

A bird does not strive to be a better bird, nor a fish lives in angst because he cannot fly. One miraculously discovers one's authentic self within the harmony and balance of the natural order of all that is. In the ‘Tao Te Ching’, 6th century B.C. Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, introduces the Tao as the undefinable inherent truth; the key to unlocking the ebb and flow of a joyous nonresistant life; to the bewilderment of those who choose to suffer the endless cycle of anxiety, worry and fear.…

actual in ourselves and in human nature. We saw merely that we must presuppose it if we want to think of a being as rational and as endowed with consciousness of its causality as regards actions” (Page 311). Immanuel Kant believed that freedom is a presupposition of morality. Kant was not concerned with the purity of your will for doing something, but rather with the derivation of moral principles from reason alone for example independently of experience. He focused on emphasized the importance…

Chapter 3: Theology of Community and Ministry Leading the people of God in the field of ministry and in the body of Christ can sometimes become an extremely difficult task. Thus each Christian leader must play our part in the history of theology of community and the Christian communities. Each worship leader and congregate has a character to portray in God's theology of community and ministry. As a spiritual leader and counselor it is my duty to help execute and carry out those roles by…

opened in the children's book section and it is assumed that it will empower the bookstore to against a business competitor that recently opened its own café. Although the expected results of this recommendation could be achieved, there are some presuppositions that should be re-examined in order to enrsure that this recommendation renders the predicted outcome. Firstly, it is unclear that if the opening of the café could actually impact on the increase of the already large customer base of…

believed at the time was widely accepted and dubbed it dogmatic) commits a fatal mistake, namely a Category-Mistake. The purpose of this essay is to show that Ryle’s argument against dualism in his essay is not fatal to dualism. II. Methods and Presuppositions In order to show that Gilbert Ryle’s argument against dualism is not fatal, I will attempt to show that Ryle’s position, as a behaviorist, does not allow for any dualist accounts. It will also be argued that Ryle commits the fallacy of…

other than Christianity would express, according to its adherents, the same depth of intuition in the absolute reality, and suceed in giving birth to images of the Absolute in all its spirituality. However, Schelling’s Berlin lectures rest on two presupposition. The first one, as I have just mentioned, is the assumption that Christianity is the most perfect religion. However, the second one is that we can see why Christianity deserves such a status just by looking at the history of other…

Commencing with the presupposition that the soul / spirit departs the human body at some time after death, it needs a place to reside. Whilst the actual names of these places differ, three basic destinations emerged as common to most religions by the beginning of the first century C.E. Heaven, Hell – Hades or an Intermediate State, in most theologies, these places exist outside of ‘normal’ time, i.e. past, present and future can co-exist. Heaven Heaven, or the heavens, is a common religious,…

biblical perspective and balance with regards to true priorities. For example, I try to remind myself of this truth by keeping in mind quotes from biblical leaders like Ravi Zacharias, that state, “Sometimes the very presence of God is barred by our presuppositions and our intense and constant desire for triumph.” (Brainy Quotes website, n.d.). As a student, mother and, wife, I have a responsibility to myself, my family and, to God to make the most of every opportunity that comes across my…

substitute for people but really excluded the common woman. In his vocabulary masculine and feminine bore value judgements, associating the former with strength, courage and action and the latter with passivity and softness” (Császár). Orwell’s presuppositions taken into his writing were concretely founded, and did not budge – his prejudices against women reared themselves in his inability to write a woman who was as useful to a story as any of the men. 1984 is seen as one of his worst…

Interreligious Dialogue Approach: “Doing Before Knowing” with James Fredericks Tension between Evangelization and Interreligious Dialogue Practicing interreligious dialogue invites the Christians to be aware of any triumphalism when investing their energies in the goal of Christianity’s “eschatological hope.” Fredericks observes that official teachings of the Church confuse us about the meaning of dialogue; for example, the two documents Dominus Iesus and Redemptoris Missio reads,…