Chapter 7 Notes Flashcards
“It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head—it is the unique intersection of both.”
David Caruso
Psalm 37:4
“Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Romans 12:1-3
How you can test and approve God’s good, perfect, and pleasing will.
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.”
Epicurean vs. Stoic
Epicurean - Emotions are based on desires, feelings, etc.
Stoic - Mind is the structure and order
What did stoicism come from?
Greek culture and human philosophy
What is the Bible a foundation of?
logic and reasoning in which to argue the laws put into place
Balance of powers
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Why did people study the Constitution?
People studied the US Constitution for what it represents
Being literate means to what?
- to read, write, understand, express oneself
- The ability to take what’s in you and being able to express them in a manner you feel and think them
What does humanistic literacy appeal to during the 1950s-now?
Appeals to humanistic philosophy which is Epicurean and Stoic (I-centered)
Formal government schooling took on a humanistic philosophy
John Dewey
What is disunity?
Going against each other
Purpose of Goleman’s book (Emotional Intelligence)
to find a unity of the emotions and mind in humanistic language
Majored in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (1994)
Martin Seligman
_________ is another word for modernism.
Humanism
The cost of modernism results in __________.
depression
What is the consequence of Romans 1?
depravity
Language built into humanism
it’s never wrong to be selfish
Language built into the Bible
it’s always wrong to be selfish (love never fails)
What dominates our decision making process?
Objectivity and logic
Which psychologists proposed the concept of emotional intelligence?
John Mayer (New Hampshire) Peter Salovey (Yale)
What did the psychologists define emotional intelligence as?
the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them, and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and action
Who developed a tool for measuring emotional intelligence?
David Caruso
Who is the author of “Emotional Intelligence”?
Daniel Goleman (1995)