Bible Final

Morals

is a personal standard of determining right and wrong

Teleological

judges morality by the consequences of the actions

Deontological

judges morality based upon some principle of duty

Hedonism

the belief that we ought to do whatever maximizes our own personal pleasure

Ethical egoism

belief that we ought to do whatever maximizes our own best interest

Scientism

reliable knowledge is obtained solely through the scientific method, used by secularist

ethical situationism

belief that the morality of an action is determined by the situation of the action

Luke 10:27

“you shall love the lord your god with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.” greatest commandment

Romans 12:9

let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

Sermon on the Mount

Matthew 5-7

Ethics

the study of moral conduct, values, goodness and duty.

Moral relativism

morality is relative to each individual

Utilitarianism

whatever is good is what helps the greatest amount of people/society.

Cultural relativism

morality is relative to one’s culture and upbringing rather than just the individual

Divine command theory

we should live by God’s divine commands

Agape

means unconditional love, describes gods love for us and ours for others

Problems with Teleological

Then why do we sometimes act against our own self interest? How can we accurately predict the consequences to our actions?

Problems with Deontological

Leaves no room for error, or makes exceptions for certain circumstances.

According to postmodernism truth is what?

socially constructed

Which Postmodernist pronounced “God is dead”

Friedrich Nietzsche

Postmodernists doubt the objectivity of what?

Evolution, math and science

According to postmodernism, things do not have essences , T or F

T

According to Postmodernism, words are about things, T or F

F, words are about words

To Postmodernists there is no such thing as human nature, T or F

T

Postmodernism and middle-way Buddhism share a similar view of truth, T or F

T

Modernism

strong belief in human reason, empiricism, science, and technological progress as well as skepticism towards religion

nihilism

belief that the world and human existence are without meaning, purpose, truth, or essential value.

sophists

group of people who practiced constructing persuasive arguments, even if they were wrong.

structuralism

intellectual movement that believes human knowledge is based of linguistically constructed forms or grammars that societies have developed over time.

Post-structuralism

intellectual movement that says communication is not really about things but about the views and motivations of those involved in the conversation.

deconstruction

literary analysis that seeks to expose underlying meanings of a text

Jean Francis Lyotard

“incredulity toward metanarratives”

Anti-Realism

denial of the existence or accessibility or an objective reality

Pragmatism

propositions don’t mirror reality and should therefore be treated as tools and judges by their practical consequences.

Christian-Post Modernism

teaches that since we are fallen and limited, we should demonstrate christian humility by refusing to make exclusive truth claims

Summarize Postmodernist worldview

Sees everything as subjective and left to personal interpretation. everyone is biased, and there is no real truth. They go against all metanarratives. PM contradicts itself because it proposes an objective truth but denies objective truth.

history between marxism and postmodernism

PM came from Marxism but they didn’t like the bloodshed so they went the opposite way and had no ultimate authority.

Deep ecology

environmental philosophy that says all living creatures should have rights

Ecofeminism

links the oppression of women and the exploitation of the environment.

How did the universe begin according to new spirituality

It has always been

Transcendentalism

movement that believed in the inherent goodness of people

Pantheism

everything is God

Nirvana

transcendental state of peace that comes through the release of suffering

Gaia hypothesis

theory that all living organisms form a collective self-regulation entity

yoga/meditation

art of focusing ones mind to induce a higher state of consciousness

channeling

practice of communicating with disembodied spirits

monomyth

all religions tell the same story

Summarize New Spirituality

believe in a world that is all connected by energy. They believe in reincarnation and live by the law of Karma. The ultimate goal is to overcome self. God is an impersonal force and is in all of us.