Should Christians Do Philosophy? Flashcards
1
Q
- some have _________ philosophy because some _________ _________ were (and _________) _________ to _________
- however _________ itself isn’t an _________ of Christianity and can be _________ _________ by _________
A
- opposed, philosophers/philosophies, are, hostile, christianity
- philosophy, enemy, used usefully, chrisitans
2
Q
- philosophy has been described as “_________ _________ _________”
- the word philosophy comes from the _________ words _________ meaning _________ and _________ meaning _________
- combined, it means “_________ _________” which we are _________ to do in _________4:5-7
- the only _________ with _________ _________ is if we _________ it above _________ or _________ it _________ from _________
A
- thinking about thinking
- greek, philia, love, sophia, wisdom
- loving wisdom, commanded, proverbs
- problem, loving wisdom, exalt, God, seek, apart, God
3
Q
- _________ _________ is divided into _________ categories
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
A
- formal philosophy, three
- metaphysics
- epistemology
- ethics
4
Q
- what is metaphysics?
- _________ asks _________ about the _________ of _________
- what is _________?
- is the _________ _________ of the _________ _________, _________, or _________ _________?
A
- metaphysics, questions, nature, reality
- real
- basic nature, world, matter, spirit, something else
5
Q
- what is epistemology?
- _________ asks _________ about _________ and _________
- what do we _________?
- _________ do we _________ _________?
- _________ do we _________ it’s _________?
A
- epistemology, questions, truth, knowledge
- know
- how, know it
- why, think, true
6
Q
what is ethics?
- _________ asks _________ about _________ _________
- what is _________ and _________?
- are _________ _________ _________or _________?
- what is the _________ _________ and how do we _________ _________?
A
- ethics, questions, moral problems
- right, wrong
- moral values objective, relative
- good life, achieve it
