First Set Of Key Words Flashcards
A priori
an argument or type of knowledge based on ideas before or without experience. Knowledge is known prior to experience.
epistemology
the study of knowledge/ how we know things
form of the good
the source of everything; the form of the forms
reason
logical thought as the basis for knowledge, rather than experience or emotions
the Republic
Plato’s socratic dialogue concerning justice, order and knowledge. Itncontains the analogy of the cave
a posteriori
an argument or type of knowledge that is based on experience. Knowledge is arrived at after (or post) experience
inductive reasoning
drawing individual conclusions from generalisations or one-off experiences/ the arrival at a general conclusion through particular experience or facts
empiricism
a philosophical theory that all knowledge must be based on senses, experiences and empirical evidence
motus
Greek: motion or chanbe
telos
Greek: end, aim or purpose
form of life
in Wittgenstein’s philosophy of language refers to the historical, sociological, moral and psychological conditions in which language operates and has meaning
torah
refers to the Jewish body of law and teaching traditionally believed to have been given to Moses at mount sinai around 1250 BC
sermon on the mount
found in Matthew 5-7 and is jesus’ longest discourse on ethics
metanoia
the Greek word usually translated as repentance but it also means a radical change of mindset and heart
parable of the lost son
one of the several parables Luke collects together in his gospel on the theme of “lost and found”
zealots
a first century Jewish political group who wished to rid Palestine of Roman occupation,they often used violent means
underside of history
the aspect of history that is forgotten or missed but in fact occupies the largest part of human existence, liberation theologians use it to refer to the marginalised, oppressed and exploited members of society
preferential option for the poor
the Christian duty of the privileged to side with the poor in solidarity and act against exploitation and injustice
Samaritans
a group of Jews living in Samaria who were regarded by Judean Jews to be racially and religiously impure because they had married foreigners and built their own temple
theotokos
the Greek term translated variously as ‘god - bearer’ when referring to Mary, the mother of jesus, widely used today in the eastern churches
council of chalcedon
a meeting held in 451 AD in the city of Chalcedon (in modern turkey). The purpose was to reaffirm the central Christian beliefs
christology
the area of Christian theology concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ’s relationship God
incarnation
Christian teaching that God became flesh through the person of Christ
docetic
docetism is the view that although jesus may have appeared to be a full human being, this was only so that God could communicate with humans
exegesis
the close analysis and interpretation of a text
