Meh_Gerbil
www.manties.net
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
Posts: 888
Local time: 1:58 PM
Location: What?
|
 Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:59 am Post subject: World View: The Core Questions |
  |
|
(I'd like to ask that this thread be limited to those members of AF that see the concept of a worldview as a valid tool for the catagorization of thought. I don't want to debate the legitimacy of the concept; instead, I want to discuss it with those who value this tool and seek to sharpen it. Please save the flames & puns for other threads -- I'm operating under the assumption this forum is for these types of discussions.)
In order to talk about a worldview there are seven basic questions that Sire offers as a starting point for analysis.
1: What is prime reality?
2:What is the nature of external reality?
3: What is a human being?
4: What happens to a person at death?
5: Why is it possible to know anything at all?
6: How do we know what is right and wrong?
7: What is the meaning of human history?
If you are a person that sees a worldview as a valid tool: What do you think of these questions? Are they loaded? Do you have questions you'd include besides these?
_________________
<:3 )~~~
"A gerbil is a rodent, wretched creature and quite possibly represents yourself there unclean vile obsolete weak and live happily in there and others filth, they have caused plague and death to humans and nearly wiped us out" - industrialism |
|
Meh_Gerbil
www.manties.net
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
Posts: 888
Local time: 1:58 PM
Location: What?
|
| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject: |
|
|
In the other thread JBCuzISaidSo offered the following from Wiki:
| Quote: | A worldview can be defined as a coherent set of bodies of knowledge concerning all aspects of our world. It is to allow us to construct a global image of the world and understand as many elements of our experience as possible. A worldview is a map that we use to orient and explain, from which we evaluate and act, and put forward prognoses and visions of the future. Hence: (i) orient; (ii) explain; (iii) evaluate; (iv) act and; (v) predict are the basic aspects of a worldview.
In a more structured way Apostel put forward these basic aspects as follows:
1. An ontology, a descriptive model of the world
2. An explanation of the world
3. A futurology, answering the question "where are we heading?"
4. Values, answers to ethical questions: "What should we do?"
5. A praxeology, or methodology, or theory of action.: "How should we attain our goals?"
6. An epistemology, or theory of knowledge. "What is true and false?"
7. An etiology. A constructed world-view should contain an account of its own "building blocks," its origins and construction. |
_________________
<:3 )~~~
"A gerbil is a rodent, wretched creature and quite possibly represents yourself there unclean vile obsolete weak and live happily in there and others filth, they have caused plague and death to humans and nearly wiped us out" - industrialism |
|
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
Live Video and Chat Room
Freethought Videos
FAQ
Search
Usergroups
Register
