Sect. 9 Group 2: Re-post of Factual Questions

Group Members

Nader Issa

Colin Szklarski

Devin Dixon

Ember Parr

Jeremy Buma

Quint Qualls

1)  What is the difference between Polytheism, Monotheism, and Henotheism?

-Monotheism is belief in one and no other gods, Polytheism is belief equally (for the most part) in multiple gods, and Henotheism is belief in god as supreme above all others, but the acceptance of other gods as well, although on a lower level.

2) Which of the 3 schools of thought, Confucianism, Taoism, and Mohism focused on the paternalistic society?

-Confucianism

3) What is a good word or words that would summarize or describe the ideals of the Stoics?

-indifference or apathy

4) According to the majority of Western religious philosophers during the Middle Ages, which required more emphasis, faith or reason?

-Faith was primary amongst most, but reason was not to shunned or thrown aside, especially if it encouraged one's faith.

5) On what two main points did Spinoza & Leibniz agree and disagree?

-They both agreed that all things happened for a reason and that we couldn't always see the ultimate reason for the sake of our own limited perspective. Their disagreements began with that Spinoza believed that all things were made of the same fundamental substance, namely G-d Him/Her/Itself. Leibniz contrasted by saying all things were made of innumerable simple substances, called monads, that were completely independent and self-contained, not truly or effectively interacting with each other, but simply carrying out a "pre-destined harmony" instituted by G-d.

6) What was the name of Hegel's 1st and most likely greatest work

-The Phenomenology of Spirit

7) What was Nietsche's main problem with or gripe against Christianity?

-He saw the Greek heritage of the West to be in conflict with its Judeo-Christian background and rejected their synthesis within Christianity.

8) What was Freud's concept that centered on the idea of putting one's perverse and/or immoral thoughts deep down into the subconscious mind?

-Repression

9) In Paul's theology, what were most humans incapable of doing and with what did they need G-d's, namely Jesus', help?

-Humans were unable to earn their salvation, their passage into heaven, and thereby needed G-d's grace & mercy  through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross to attain it .