Religion Exam Review - copy
What Are The Social Sciences
Sociology, psychology, anthropology
What Is Sociology?
Sociology is the study of society, social behaviour, and the interactions between individuals and groups
what is Psychology?
Psychology is the study of mind behaviour, understanding how people think, feel, and act around individuals and groups
What Is Anthrapology?
Anthropology is the study of humans societies, cultures, and biological development both past and present
What are the views in Marxism?
Creating movements worldwide, critiquing the inequality system and continuing to be a foundation and dynamics in modern society
What is Nihilism?
Nihilism is the thought that life is meaningless and questioning of human life, and the uncertainty of if we can really know anything
What is Hedonism
hedonism is the belief that we live life to experience pleasure and that small pleasures are more likely to bring us tranquillity
What is consumerism?
Consumerism is a social ideology that encourages the consumption of goods in big amounts and that personal well being and happiness is based on material possessions
What is relativism
moral relativism is the idea that moral principles are not universal and that it varies across individuals, cultures, or societies
what is secularism
Secularism is the principle of separating religion from government and that religious beliefs should not influence laws, policies, or the way society functions
What are the stages of moral reasoning?
1.only doing good to avoid punishment 2. I'll scratch your back you scratch mine 3. doing good because everyone around you is doing good 4. law and order 5. seeing something wrong and doing something about it 6. sacrificing something that you might want or need to benefit someone else
what is the stop method
S. search out the facts T. Think about alternatives and consequences O. how do your actions affect others P. prayer
charectarists of a good law
1. law is reasonable 2. law contributes 3.competant authority must make the law 4. law must be promulgated
what is natural law?
Natural law is the legal theory certain rights, morals, or principles are human nature and can be understood through reason and observation
what is civil law?
civil law is grounded in principle of fairness justice and ethical regulation of human interactions
What is divine law?
Divine law is legal principles that are believed to originate from higher transcended source like God or divine being
What is church law?
Church law is laws created by church leadership to govern organization and practices