Definitions
technical name for the study of mankind?
What is 'Anthropology'?
“What a Chimera is man! What a novelty! What a monster, what a chaos, what a contradiction, what a prodigy! Judge of all things, imbecile worm of the earth; depository of truth, cesspool of error; the pride and refuse of the universe!”
Blaise Pascal
According to the Westminster Catechism, a classic 17th century summary of the Christian faith, what is the “chief end” (main purpose or goal) of man?
To glorify God and enjoy him forever.
"Existence precedes essence"
Says human is "a spirit imprisoned in material body"
Plato
God’s glory is the infinite goodness and supreme beauty you were meant to live for. How did the 2nd century Christian author Irenaeus express this idea?
The glory of God is man fully alive.
Word meaning we are born with value
Intrinsic value
Says "Cogito Ergo Sum!"
Rene Descartes
The Biblical view of humanity is very different from the view expressed by Sartre and embraced by many people. What is the Biblical view?
You have intrinsic value, purpose, meaning and identity. It’s not something you
make for yourself. It’s a gift.
Word meaning we have to make our own value in life; our value is determined by our contribution to society
Instrumental value
Believes man is a biological machine
La Mettrie
What is the connection between God’s value and human value? God has supreme value over all things.
Human beings, made in the image of God, have supreme value within creation over all things.
definition: thinking locates morality in the consequences of an act. “Ends justifies the means”. Produces the ‘greatest good for the most number of people’.
Consequentalism/Utilitarianism
Believes human is cobbled together by blind, intelligence-free material forces acting over time.
Charles Darwin
A phrase used to describe what is human, our origin, and what is a human's purpose (three parts).
We are made by God, like God, and for God.