The Worldly Philosophers

Many Christian scientists, authors, philosophers and even preachers throughout the centuries, such as Thomas Reid, Duns Scotus, and John Newton have studied into the findings of psychological advancement of their day. David Powlison however, suggests that using psychology in Christian counseling…

Throughout time, religious experiences have been used as the foundation of religious beliefs. However, there has been much debate within the philosophical community as to whether these experiences are authoritative and can be trusted as reliable primary sources. For the purpose of this paper, I will define a religious experience as the sudden sensation of a mystical entity. This type of experience occurs frequently and is easier to defend than the traditional religious experience of seeing the…

believing in and coaching about, as opposed to the Athenian gods. Socrates makes use of this reality to argue back in a circle and contradict Meletus as expected; but, this isn't the thrilling component. What must be mentioned is that there's a few non-worldly…

Poetry has been one of the main descriptive mediums in many cultures, with different cultures using different types of poetry, from haikus from the Japanese, or epic poetry made most famous by the Greeks with Odysseus. According to many famous philosophers and poets, poetry contains certain units that composite poetry and make up the unique styles that fill the world. Tone, setting, rhyming, and word devices can all be used in poetry to create beautiful works of art. As William Victor describes…

T.J. LeBlanc 325171965 IDC4U1-02 December 18, 2018 Sociological Understanding of Religion Religion is a prevalent topic in sociology, with Emile Durkheim and his functionalist theory, Karl Marx and his conflict theory, and Max Weber and his symbolic interactionist theory all having their own opinions and perspectives on the topic. While their views on religion do have quite a few differences when compared with each other, there are some similarities among their views and opinions that point…

Retributivism, this is the main justification of punishment. Society is justly ordered when each person receives what is due to him or her. Crime disturbs this just order; this is because the criminal takes from people their lives, peace, liberties and worldly goods in order to give him or her undeserved benefits. Therefore, theses deserved punishments, like the death penalty, protect society morally by resorting this just order by making the criminal pay a price equivalent to the harm he has…

Epistemology, the question of “how do we know what we know?” that has plagued philosophers since Socrates himself. The problem at hand seems to be that we can not be certain of where our knowledge originates. Over the centuries of human thought, many have tried to tackle such a question. To this day, however, there is no sufficient answer at all. The two major schools of thought I am looking at are empiricism and rationalism, both attempts to answer such a complex question that couldn’t quite…

Saint Jerome: Patron Saint of Translators The Penitence of Saint Jerome by Joachim Patinir, displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York best captures the essence of Saint Jerome. One can see an aged rendition of St. Jerome: knee-bent in front of a crucifix, an ominous look of penitence proving his overwhelming commitment to his faith. El Greco rendered at least five more paintings of the iconic saint showing him in his most recognizable forms: in front of the Bible and sequestered…

abstract concepts that psychology deals with, the mind for example. Not to say, that scientific realism doesn’t recognizes the existence of the mind, but more along the lines of questions some of the pragmatic purposed structures put forth by some philosophers and psychologist. The one claim that scientific Instrumentalism does offer in response to this is that, as instrument and measurement design improves it will become easier to detect unobserved…

Despite its ancient origins, Sophocles’ play Antigone provides a case study through which to examine issues of politics, power, sovereignty, and justice. The final of Sophocles’ trilogy “Three Theban Plays,” the first record of Antigone is around 442 BCE, during the height of Athenian democracy. The play centers around Antigone’s decision to disobey her future father-in-law and king, Creon, in order to give her brother Polyneices, who is branded a traitor and is forbade a proper burial. One of…