midterm definitions Flashcards
Worldvision
a set of intuitions about the world formed by all individuals by their family home environment
Social imaginary
the way ordinary people imagine their social surroundings
Worldview
a framework or set of fundamental beliefs through which we view the world and our calling and future in it
Expressive individualism
understanding that each one of us has his/her own way of realizing our humanity
Total Depravity
we are not as sinful as possible but still sinners
general revelation
outside of his word
special revelation
inside his word
dualism
any system of though that divides everything into two fundamental realities such as mind and body and good and evil
pantheism
matter is God
panentheism
God is in matter
Gnosticism
matter is evil or limiting and must be escaped
naturalism
the material world is all there is
original sin
the fall
incarnation
God the son in human form
Epistemology
the study of knowledge
common grace
the grace that is granted to everyone
already and not yet
God has already accomplished our redemption in Christ and he has not yet fulfilled all of the promises of his coming kingdom
resurrection
eternal life after death in bodily form
human flourishing
the good life
morality
content of right or wrong
ethics
the process in determining between right and wrong
deontological systems
actions are intrinsically right or wrong
teleological systems
focuses on the goal or result of an object
noncognitive
moral statements do not convey truth value
cognitive
moral statements do indeed have truth value
objective
true regardless of how one feels about them
subjective
determined by how one feels about them
emotivism
theory of metaethics that focuses on the language of morality
utilitarianism
the method divorced morality
ethical egoism
actions that advance self interest are moral
relativism
morals come from cultural acceptance
virtue ethics
truth telling is essential for human and societal flourishing
