Test 1 Q2 Definitions Flashcards
What term, describing humanism was dropped from the first to the second Humanist Manifesto?
Religious
is how people behave (what is).
Morals
is a transcendent norm of behavior (what ought to be).
Ethics
is the ability to understand the perspective of others
Empathy
is a comprehensive set of truth claims that purports to paint a picture of reality.
Formal worldview
when the majority determines what is “normal” and “acceptable” behavior.
Statistical morality
the set of individual truth claims that one has embraced so deeply that they believe it reflects what is really real.
Personal worldview
is the belief that matter is the only reality.
Materialism
is the belief in the pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain.
Hedonism
is the belief that knowledge only comes from experience.
Empiricism
is the belief that there isn’t any real knowledge – only reactions to stimuli.
Determinism
is the belief that knowledge only comes from scientific study.
Naturalism
is the belief that knowledge comes primarily from your “inner sense”.
Intuitionism
the belief that there are no absolutes.
Relativism
the belief that ideas are the only reality.
Idealism