Intro to Worldviews Flashcards
Worldview
Set of presuppositions about the makeup of our world.
3 Major Types of “Ultimate Questions”
Metaphysical- Nature of Reality
Epistemological- Nature of Knowledge
Axiological- What is valuable
3 questions about worldviews
How does the worldview work?
Does everyone have a worldview?- Yes
Do people share worldviews?- People share ideas but no 2 worldviews are identical
5 Major Worldviews
Atheism- supernatural doesn’t exist
Deism- a personal God created the world but is not involved
Theism- Personal God created and is involved in the world
Polytheism- More than 1 God
Pantheism-God is impersonal, Reality is God
2 Pairs of Distinctions I
Immanence (God is here, involved and active in the world)
vs.
Transcendence (God is beyond comprehension)
2 Pairs of Distinctions II
Monism (All reality is of the same basic kind) vs.
Dualism (There are 2 different kinds of reality)