Week 4

Question 1

Homoousios

Answer 1

The original Greek word for “consubstantial” in the Nicene Creed

Question 2

The original Greek word for “consubstantial” in the Nicene Creed

Answer 2

Homoousios

Question 3

Philosophy

Answer 3

The love of wisdom, which reflects upon the world of common experience (rather than Divine Revelation) in order to gain a comprehensive and synoptic view of the principles that underlie it

Question 4

The love of wisdom, which reflects upon the world of common experience (rather than Divine Revelation) in order to gain a comprehensive and synoptic view of the principles that underlie it

Answer 4

Philosophy

Question 5

Traditional philosophical disciplines

Answer 5

1. Logic: The study of how to think properly or correctly, so as to obtain true beliefs
2. Philosophy of Nature: The study of the composition of things and how they change; examines questions about time, space, and souls
3. Metaphysics: The study of being as being
4. Ethics: The study of moral action; looks at what goes into the making of a virtuous person

Question 6

1. Logic: The study of how to think properly or correctly, so as to obtain true beliefs
2. Philosophy of Nature: The study of the composition of things and how they change; examines questions about time, space, and souls
3. Metaphysics: The study of being as being
4. Ethics: The study of moral action; looks at what goes into the making of a virtuous person

Answer 6

traditional philosophical disciplines

Question 7

contemporary philosophical disciplines

Answer 7

1. Philosophy of Science: Studies the fundamental questions presupposed in the scientific disciplines, such as the laws of nature
2. Philosophy of Mind: Studies what the mind is, the relationship between mind and body, and how we understand ideas, concepts, and intentions
3. Philosophy of Language: Studies what language means, how language gains meaning, and how language is appropriately analyzed
4. Epistemology: The philosophy of knowledge; studies the conditions that must obtain in order for someone to know that a belief is true

Question 8

1. Philosophy of Science: Studies the fundamental questions presupposed in the scientific disciplines, such as the laws of nature
2. Philosophy of Mind: Studies what the mind is, the relationship between mind and body, and how we understand ideas, concepts, and intentions
3. Philosophy of Language: Studies what language means, how language gains meaning, and how language is appropriately analyzed
4. Epistemology: The philosophy of knowledge; studies the conditions that must obtain in order for someone to know that a belief is true

Answer 8

contemporary philosophical disciplines

Question 9

false world views that seep into our thinking on a day-to-day basis

Answer 9

1. Biological Determinism: genetic predispositions take away moral responsibility for our actions
2. Egoism: all that matters in life is our own feelings
3. Nihilism: there is no ultimate meaning or purpose in the world

Question 10

1. Biological Determinism: The false worldview undergirding the idea that genetic predispositions take away moral responsibility for our actions
2. Egoism: The false worldview undergirding the idea that all that matters in life is our own feelings
3. Nihilism: The false worldview undergirding the idea that there is no ultimate meaning or purpose in the world

Answer 10

false world views that seep into our thinking on a day-to-day basis