PHIL 101 Exam 2 JMU Y ates
Qu estions and an sw er s w ith
accu r ate r ationales(PASSED)
Anselm - answer -was proving the 'idea' of god not the 'existence' of god
-Being is not a real predicate'
"Reason must leave room for faith" - answer Kant
Who separates the concept of god and the existence of god? - answer Kant
Epistemology - answer Determining what is real/good knowledge
Ferry on salvation - answer -how to save us from the hardships of life
-What will help us come to terms with our finite nature (life is hard)
-Faith is hard to prove
Objective - answer Logical and speculative (problem)
Subjective - answer Personal and involved (better)
We normally approach religion with what question? - answer What is religions
purpose for me? How will it benefit me? (utility approach)
, Nishitani's "what is religion" reading - answer -Overcoming the Utility approach to
question of Religion
-Better/Indirect approach: Meaning of Life?
-Resulting Benefit: exposure/honesty in the question
How is meaning brought to life? - answer To empty ourselves out
Nihility - answer Threat of meaninglessness
Humanism - answer The work of finding truth rests on humans
Points of reference in the modern period (ferry) - answer Theoria, ethics, salvation
Theoria - answer -If the world is not finite, how can me make sense of it
-if we can no longer assume that the world is something harmonious, then how
can a human understand the meaning of reality
"Being is not a real predicate" - answer Kant
What did New scientific tools reveal? - answer World as change
Kant's judgements of truth - answer Analytic and synthetic judgements
Qu estions and an sw er s w ith
accu r ate r ationales(PASSED)
Anselm - answer -was proving the 'idea' of god not the 'existence' of god
-Being is not a real predicate'
"Reason must leave room for faith" - answer Kant
Who separates the concept of god and the existence of god? - answer Kant
Epistemology - answer Determining what is real/good knowledge
Ferry on salvation - answer -how to save us from the hardships of life
-What will help us come to terms with our finite nature (life is hard)
-Faith is hard to prove
Objective - answer Logical and speculative (problem)
Subjective - answer Personal and involved (better)
We normally approach religion with what question? - answer What is religions
purpose for me? How will it benefit me? (utility approach)
, Nishitani's "what is religion" reading - answer -Overcoming the Utility approach to
question of Religion
-Better/Indirect approach: Meaning of Life?
-Resulting Benefit: exposure/honesty in the question
How is meaning brought to life? - answer To empty ourselves out
Nihility - answer Threat of meaninglessness
Humanism - answer The work of finding truth rests on humans
Points of reference in the modern period (ferry) - answer Theoria, ethics, salvation
Theoria - answer -If the world is not finite, how can me make sense of it
-if we can no longer assume that the world is something harmonious, then how
can a human understand the meaning of reality
"Being is not a real predicate" - answer Kant
What did New scientific tools reveal? - answer World as change
Kant's judgements of truth - answer Analytic and synthetic judgements
