theology unit two Flashcards
define soul
form of a living physical being
define powers of soul
abilities
what are the two powers of the rational soul
intellect and will
define intelect
made to know God (consciousness) / mind, the power by which a person knows truth
define will
made to love God (freedom) / the power by which a person decides and loves the good, by which we cooperate with God or reject his plan of loving goodness
define truth
the property of being in accord with fact or reality/ the minds comformity to reality
define objective truth
the reality outside of me
definee subjective truth
my personal preferences, beliefs, experiences
define the principle of non contradiction
a thing cannot both be and not be at the same time in the same respect
define relativism
the idea that there is no universal, absolute truth, but that truth differs from person to person and culture to culture
what is epistemology
the study of knowledge and how we know things
what is skeptism
the view that reality cannot be known, rejection of a claim even when there is enough evidence to support it
what is realism
the view that reality can be known, judges the truth of what we think by what is outside of me
what is natural revelation
the things god created and evidence that the knowlodge of the existence of God and his attributes can be achieved by human reason reflecting on the created order
how do we know what we know
knowlodge begins with sense experience, human intellect
do faith and reason ever conflict
never in conflict, fundamental unity of truth which is based on the order of reality
st thommas aquinas birth year
1225
st thomas death date
march 7 1274
what three virtues is st thomas
wisdom
purity
chastity
name the first out of the five ways and define what it is
order of motion in nature
there must be a first mover or unmoved mover or an ultimate source of change in things
name the second out of the five ways and define what it is
cause and effect
in order for there to be causes at work, there must be a first cause or uncaused cause.
name the third out of the five ways and define what it is
contingent beings
things exist that dont need to exist. there must be a source of the existence of contingent beings that cannot not exist. the source simply is.
name the fourth out of the five ways and define what it is
degrees of perfection
differing grades of perfection of being led to the conclusion that there must be a perfect being, the source of being in everything else.
name the fifth out of the five ways and define what it is
things without intelligence act for the sake of ends
things without intelligence act for the sake of ends (purpose/goal)
name the five ways in order 1-5
- order of motion in nature
- cause and effect
- contingent beings
- degrees of perfection
- things without intelligence act for the sake of ends
