Philosophy of religion

boundaries of who could be a scientist by stating that women, in ancient times, were treated appropriately and now they are treated poorly. She talked about wanting to open a natural philosophy school, but she couldn’t because she was a woman: “Were it allowable for our sex, I might set up my own school of natural philosophy. … For thought the muses [and] Graces … are all of the female gender, yet they were more esteemed in the former ages, than they are now.” (doc. 9). During this time period…

The author introduces a preface about issues and controversies in relation to science and religion, some aspects and characteristics about them, and also, he shows the goals for this chapter. Through his introduction, he manifests that the relation between religion and science are two great cultural forces that build and organize every aspect of human life. In addition, he affirms that this chapter will help us to think systematically, and intelligently about the relationship between these two…

exaggeration, but it is true that the contributions of ancient Greek philosophy radically shaped the world in the era in which it was prevalent (approximately 400-150 BCE), and with the expansion and blending of cultures throughout history, our society and systems of thought today have been impacted by the great minds of this period. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are three of the most influential figures in the history of Western philosophy. Collectively, they revolutionized the fields of…

Strayer talks about the world’s great religions and cultures in chapter four. Strayer argues that all the traditions within the second wave of civilizations emerged around the same time. Strayer also argues that the cultures of the Greek and Chinese did not focus on the unseen realm of the divine like the cultures of Indian, Persian, and Jewish scholars. However, these cultures were an alternative than the belief of multiple gods, polytheism. Two religion/philosophical practices Strayer compares…

the Age of Enlightenment through the thematic exploration of religion, war, optimism and philosophical speculation. Voltaire positions the reader to recognise the insincerity incumbent in organised religion as well as the futility of war at that time. He also positions the reader to comprehend the folly of optimism, and the uselessness of philosophical speculation. Voltaire explores the notion of the insincerity of organised religion during the Age of Enlightenment – a transition, among many…

Legalism- A negative philosophy that humans are all bad people. He incorporated this into his laws which had harsh punishments and very little rewards. Confucianism-Based on Confucius’s thinking that a person could improve. These laws were lighter and led to education reforms improving literacy. Ban Zhao- Was a female writer who believed in Confucianism and she wanted women to become more educated to live better lives. Daoism- A belief that people shouldn’t spend time on education but finding…

I believe religion is what man makes it out to be. I find it that a lot of religions of today seem to like to point the finger. They teach what best suits them and their pockets. From his writings “Medications” Aurelius seemed to follow the teaching of not to be consumed by man’s world. To me religion is a major consumption of man’s world. Not to say that I have total disbelief in a higher power. I just do not believe in man’s religion. If people today were to look at the…

“Introduction to Philosophy” course what Philosophy was, I would have formulated my answer to be somewhere along the lines of “It is..ya’ know… the questioning of everything?” and would have tried to promptly change the subject as I actually did not have any idea as to what the subject of Philosophy actually encompassed. However, now after the course’s completion, I have not only acquired greater understanding, but I have also gained much interest on this “Subject-of-All-Subjects”. I give…

Jamieon Oyungu Constructing a Life Philosophy Paper Our view of reality is like a map that we can chose to make for ourselves. Imagine if you are at a crossroads, and a clear choice has to be made. Will you turn right, or left? Most people will go through their lives making choices that affect them by natural instincts. Making a life map, you think of where you wish to be. You must look at the facts, the ways to get to those goals you want. The path may not always be clear, but you must be…

‘Religion’ is a volatile word with an almost subjective meaning. The problem with attempting to define ‘Religion’ is that how can a single word be used to cover so many different types of cultures and means of prayer, worship and rituals? It is, however, useful as a word to describe the type of thing we are aiming to examine, without specifying what it really is. There have been many different attempts at defining religion and these come from a range of philosophical and anthropological fields…