Philosophy 56 Flashcards
What had modern civilization done–as Christianity had done before it?
Continued many of Christianity’s approaches to the world as it had incorporated the Roman Empire’s
What was the “new faith?”
Faith in science and man
What did Erasmus suggest?
A new understanding of Christian eschatology whereby humanity might move toward perfection in this world
What “ultimate statement” is presented?
Statement of belief in evolutionary human deification
What “principle” for man is suggested?
Man was being progressively improved and perfected through his efforts of the most characteristic, deep-seated, and consequential principles of modern sensibility
What is the author’s “momentous paradox?”
Progress can move human beings to perfection, but people are still trapped in a physical body
