Unit 3, AoS 1: Responding to the search for meaning Flashcards
What is a worldview?
A framework or set of beliefs through which we view the world, determine our future, and judge our surroundings to be right or wrong
Where does a worldview come from?
Parents, as it instills harmony in family and can be seen as a projection of love, and communities can reinforce this.
What is a ‘metanarrative’?
An overarching account or interpretation of events and circumstances that provides a pattern or structure for people’s beliefs and gives meaning to their experiences.
The 3 main broad categories of metanarratives
Naturalism, Theism and Pantheism
What is naturalism?
Belief that reality is explained by scientific theories or natural law
What is theism?
The belief in one god
What is pantheism?
The worldview that perceives God or the ultimate reality as impersonal
What is liberalism?
the political, economic and social theory that the most just and moral society is created by allowing each individual maximum freedom, so long as they are not limiting the freedom of others.
What is marxism?
The political and economic theories of Karl Marx: that describes phases of human development. He theorises that much of human suffering is from the class struggle and eventually workers will fight their capitalist oppressors and work towards a communist utopia.
What defines a scientific worldview?
The theory that ideas can be tested with observation and an objective scientific discipline such as psychology, anthropology, physics, neuroscience.
List the aspects of religion
beliefs, ethics, rituals, symbols, texts, sacred stories, social structures, spiritual experiences, spaces/places/times/artefacts
Beliefs are…
the central aspect of all religions, as all the other aspects work to reinforce the beliefs. They give a religion its unique identity and provide adherents a higher purpose and guidance
Ethics are…
the boundaries of behaviours which aim to establish stable communities, reinforce the social order and strengthen a religion
Rituals are…
ceremonies that reinforce an adherent’s identity within their religious community by deepening spiritual insight and consolidating values. They often mark major events in one’s life and can evoke extreme emotions.
Symbols are…
objects or representations that have a deeper spiritual meaning and helps convey the identity of a religion, as well as foster solidarity among adherents who share the interpretation
