Homoousios
The original Greek word for “consubstantial” in the Nicene Creed
The original Greek word for “consubstantial” in the Nicene Creed
Homoousios
Philosophy
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
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
Philosophy
Traditional philosophical disciplines
- Logic: The study of how to think properly or correctly, so as to obtain true beliefs
- Philosophy of Nature: The study of the composition of things and how they change; examines questions about time, space, and souls
- Metaphysics: The study of being as being
- Ethics: The study of moral action; looks at what goes into the making of a virtuous person
- Logic: The study of how to think properly or correctly, so as to obtain true beliefs
- Philosophy of Nature: The study of the composition of things and how they change; examines questions about time, space, and souls
- Metaphysics: The study of being as being
- Ethics: The study of moral action; looks at what goes into the making of a virtuous person
traditional philosophical disciplines
contemporary philosophical disciplines
- Philosophy of Science: Studies the fundamental questions presupposed in the scientific disciplines, such as the laws of nature
- Philosophy of Mind: Studies what the mind is, the relationship between mind and body, and how we understand ideas, concepts, and intentions
- Philosophy of Language: Studies what language means, how language gains meaning, and how language is appropriately analyzed
- Epistemology: The philosophy of knowledge; studies the conditions that must obtain in order for someone to know that a belief is true
- Philosophy of Science: Studies the fundamental questions presupposed in the scientific disciplines, such as the laws of nature
- Philosophy of Mind: Studies what the mind is, the relationship between mind and body, and how we understand ideas, concepts, and intentions
- Philosophy of Language: Studies what language means, how language gains meaning, and how language is appropriately analyzed
- Epistemology: The philosophy of knowledge; studies the conditions that must obtain in order for someone to know that a belief is true
contemporary philosophical disciplines
false world views that seep into our thinking on a day-to-day basis
- Biological Determinism: genetic predispositions take away moral responsibility for our actions
- Egoism: all that matters in life is our own feelings
- Nihilism: there is no ultimate meaning or purpose in the world
- Biological Determinism: The false worldview undergirding the idea that genetic predispositions take away moral responsibility for our actions
- Egoism: The false worldview undergirding the idea that all that matters in life is our own feelings
- Nihilism: The false worldview undergirding the idea that there is no ultimate meaning or purpose in the world
false world views that seep into our thinking on a day-to-day basis
