Oorsprong van de filosofie: van magie naar filosofie Flashcards
1
Q
Why did people go searching for something to believe in?
A
- to find an answer to the unexplainable
- to protect themselves from their fear
2
Q
Where is magic still used to this day?
A
Papoea Nieuw-Guinea, islands of Melanisia,…
3
Q
What is a ‘promythologie’?
A
- mythologies from a common origin.
4
Q
what are characteristics of a revelatory religion?
A
- dogmatism
- universitality speech
- revelatory
5
Q
What are characteristics of philosophy?
A
- departs from a scientific attitude
- critical and realistic attitude
- Reason is central, approach may vary
6
Q
What are characteristics of science?
A
- universal recognition
- reliable information
- without compulsion
7
Q
What is a ‘revelatory religion’? Such as?
A
- faith arises from God and is revealed by an “enlightened” or prophet.
- Christianity: God (god) and Jezus (prophet)
