My observations regarding the essay outline:
1. The term "agnostic" does not belong with the other terms listed.
2. The term "Christian" does not belong in the question regarding Hegel
and a systemitized knowledge.
3. The distinction between "spiritual" and "economic" in the final
question about Marx is a false distinction.
My summation is that, by inference, the professor is saying that
agnosticism (doubt) is superior to systemitized knowledge (logic) if one
assumes that "Christian" has nothing to do with economics (or if one
uses "Christian" as a derogitory term to falsely elevate financial
concerns above "historical precedent"*)
*I am using "historical precedent" in this case to refer to the
similarity between a "Chrstian's" faith in doctrine and a Positivist's
certainty in the essencial grounding for a systemitized knowledge; that
is, the relationship between faith and certainty is limited to the idea
that a thing is caused to be in a certain fashion... this "fashion" I am
calling historical precedent.
Brett Lane Robertson
Indiana, USA
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Hey all,
The final for my religion course is coming up in a few days, and I thought
you virions might be interested in at least the humanism part of it (and
that you might help me study by divulging your knowledge of some key
figures)
The first part says "you will be expected to write notes..." on some of the
following: (I know it's vague but that's what I have)
Hegel, Feuerbach, Dialectic, Hume, Mill, Russell, Dewey, Kierkegaard,
Absolute, Sartre, Existentialist, Agnostic
Second part: essay question. Here are the two humanism questions, of which
I will probably write one (either that or I'll choose one of the three
Islam questions):
4) "All modern philosophy could be characterized as a revolt against the
systematized, Christian idealism of Hegel." How accurately does this
statement reflect the response of Humanists and Existentialists to the
religious philosophy of Hegel?
5) "The primary concerns of Marx always centered on the spiritual questions
of justice and equity rather than on the practical questions of politics
and economics in which they were embodied" Evaluate and discuss.
Thanks in advance...
ERiC
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