GOVT 200 Exam 3 (Ferdon)
What is the definition of process philosophy in comparison to absolute philosophy? - correct answer
✔✔Process Philosophy represents a process view of life that emphasizes becoming and progressing
knowledge that leads to a perfect society which stands in direct contrast to absolute philosophy, or an
absolute view of life that is the basis for Biblical Christianity
This type of thinking is linear; opposites do not attract; almost like absolutistic thinking from the basis
of absolutes thinking proceeds in terms of opposites (thesis vs. antithesis) - correct answer
✔✔antithetical thinking
What are the 3 basic laws of logic regarding antithetical thinking? - correct answer ✔✔1.) law of identity
-- - -> A=A
2.) Law of non-contradiction- - -> A does not equal non-A
3.) Law of excluded middle- - -> Either A or non-A
This type of thinking is triangular thinking; asserts that opposites merge and synthesize given the
reality of relativity; thesis vs antithesis resulting in synthesis (The thesis and antithesis combine to
produce the synthesis in a sig-zag, alternating, backwards forwards fashion) - correct answer
✔✔synthetical thinking
What are the consequences of the abandonment of the supernatural? - correct answer ✔✔naturalism
materialism
historicism
socialism
Naturalism - correct answer ✔✔if there is not God, the only remaining possibility is nature or the natural
materialism - correct answer ✔✔absolutizing of material; matter as force and cause in the cosmos
, Historicism - correct answer ✔✔asserts a messianic and salvific role of history inherent within the
historical process itself; there is nothing beyond or above history that can redirect it; nothing eternal and
so the only possibility is the temporal/historical
socialism - correct answer ✔✔if there is no Biblical supernatural, there can be nothing personal so the
only possibility it the social; the social approach to man's relationships and life generally
Fill in the blanks:
supernatural--------->
Spiritual------------->
Eternal--------------->
Personal----------------> - correct answer ✔✔Supernatural---------------------> natural
(Naturalism)
Spiritual--------------------------> material (Materialism)
Eternal----------------------------> temporal (Historicism)
Personal---------------------------> Social (Socialism)
What are process philosophy's 4 key presuppositions? - correct answer ✔✔1.) Relativism
2.) environmentalism
3.) progressivism
4.) Developmentalism
Relativism - correct answer ✔✔no thing is ultimately fixed or settled
environmentalism - correct answer ✔✔matter in motion is what really matters (The external produces
the internal)
progressivism - correct answer ✔✔progress in inevitable and unavoidable
What is the definition of process philosophy in comparison to absolute philosophy? - correct answer
✔✔Process Philosophy represents a process view of life that emphasizes becoming and progressing
knowledge that leads to a perfect society which stands in direct contrast to absolute philosophy, or an
absolute view of life that is the basis for Biblical Christianity
This type of thinking is linear; opposites do not attract; almost like absolutistic thinking from the basis
of absolutes thinking proceeds in terms of opposites (thesis vs. antithesis) - correct answer
✔✔antithetical thinking
What are the 3 basic laws of logic regarding antithetical thinking? - correct answer ✔✔1.) law of identity
-- - -> A=A
2.) Law of non-contradiction- - -> A does not equal non-A
3.) Law of excluded middle- - -> Either A or non-A
This type of thinking is triangular thinking; asserts that opposites merge and synthesize given the
reality of relativity; thesis vs antithesis resulting in synthesis (The thesis and antithesis combine to
produce the synthesis in a sig-zag, alternating, backwards forwards fashion) - correct answer
✔✔synthetical thinking
What are the consequences of the abandonment of the supernatural? - correct answer ✔✔naturalism
materialism
historicism
socialism
Naturalism - correct answer ✔✔if there is not God, the only remaining possibility is nature or the natural
materialism - correct answer ✔✔absolutizing of material; matter as force and cause in the cosmos
, Historicism - correct answer ✔✔asserts a messianic and salvific role of history inherent within the
historical process itself; there is nothing beyond or above history that can redirect it; nothing eternal and
so the only possibility is the temporal/historical
socialism - correct answer ✔✔if there is no Biblical supernatural, there can be nothing personal so the
only possibility it the social; the social approach to man's relationships and life generally
Fill in the blanks:
supernatural--------->
Spiritual------------->
Eternal--------------->
Personal----------------> - correct answer ✔✔Supernatural---------------------> natural
(Naturalism)
Spiritual--------------------------> material (Materialism)
Eternal----------------------------> temporal (Historicism)
Personal---------------------------> Social (Socialism)
What are process philosophy's 4 key presuppositions? - correct answer ✔✔1.) Relativism
2.) environmentalism
3.) progressivism
4.) Developmentalism
Relativism - correct answer ✔✔no thing is ultimately fixed or settled
environmentalism - correct answer ✔✔matter in motion is what really matters (The external produces
the internal)
progressivism - correct answer ✔✔progress in inevitable and unavoidable
