Friday, 26 April 2024, 1:45 AM
Site: Becker Bible Teacher Resources
Course: Becker Bible Teacher Resources (Scholar)
Glossary: Main Glossary
PHILOSOPHY (THOUGHT)
Idols of the TheaterFallacies resulting from traditional beliefs and techniques. Following after academic dogma and failing to ask questions of the common and natural world is an example of this.(See Idols of the Mind) |
Idols of the Tribe Fallacies derived from the nature of man and his social organization. Human beings are apt to perceive order in a system that does not exist, and follow after that false preconception. (See Idols of the Mind) |
Inductive A type of argument which the premise appears to provide some degree of support (but not complete) for the conclusion. A good inductive argument is cogent if the premises are true, and the conclusion is considered likely to be true. (See Deductive) |
Inductive FallacyArguments which the premise(s) do not provide enough support for the conclusion, making it unlikely that the conclusion is true. Inductive Fallacy is usually less formal than deductive fallacy, and is at the level of simple argument. |
InfinityThe reality that one can begin at any given point and go inward and yet never arrive (Contrast - Eternity) |
JoyTo have and enjoy what is loved1 (See Desire, Fear, Sadness)
Reference: Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, The City of God, trans., Marcus Dods, Modern Library Paperback ed. (New York: Random House, Inc., 2000), 449. |
Opinion An estimation, judgment, or idea that is tied to emotions (See Ethics) |
PremiseA statement that is offered in support of the claim that is made. That claim is a conclusion from a statement that may be true or false. |
PresuppositionA self-evident truth. Attitudes that form an assumption of belief. |
SadnessFeelings originating from the opposition to what is loved when it befalls1 (See Joy, Fear, Desire)
Reference: Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, The City of God, trans., Marcus Dods, Modern Library Paperback ed. (New York: Random House, Inc., 2000), 449. |