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What Is a Worldview? (2001)

amelius 6y ago
Is this any different from what the ancient Greek philosophers had already determined? Also, the piece starts by listing some definitions from dictionaries. I think it would be fair if it would end by giving a suggestion for an updated definition.
- dredmorbius 6y ago
  One of the lessons of the Greek philosophers is that philosophy itsef isn't a written book, complete, perfect, and finished, but an ongoing conversation, with people of each present time rediscovering and readapting principles, lessons, and concepts to their own contexts. Both eternal and always new.
dredmorbius 6y ago
For added delight, visit the author's homepage: http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/ http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/
joe_the_user 6y ago
I don't think a world view can defined much more than "one's foundational of life, the world and self". I think what the author is doing is defining a world view - especially, any fairly established world view is going to determine which questions are important, which order they should be asked in and so-forth. Edit: Especially, "Is there a God?" is one of the first questions asked and answered in certain world views including the authors' but by no means all. "Should you even start by considering a potential God" is another question one can ask.
- mistermann 6y ago
  The author's personal worldview: http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/Personal/myWorldview.html http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/Personal/myWorldview.... It seems almost entirely tied into his religious beliefs, which is a bit surprising considering the more technical description of reality at the start of the main article.
- rubidium 6y ago
  It’s good in discussions to define some terms and agree on some specifics. That seems to be the authors intent. To find a place of common understanding and pursue civil discourse from there. If you’d like to unravel if the questions even matter than there’s a whole different conversation to be had.
  - joe_the_user 6y ago
    Every discussion world view defines terms and names specifics as well as asking questions. However, that doesn't mean one set of terms, specifics and questions is compatible with another - usually such things are part and parcel of the world view.
callesgg 6y ago
Your worldview is the result of the model you use to interpret the world.
adam_ellsworth 6y ago
I was trying to remember the phrase "ethnocentric predicament" for some reason and came upon this article. It was a good refresher for me on the first year phi course I took way back in college.

Is this any different from what the ancient Greek philosophers had already determined? Also, the piece starts by listing some definitions from dictionaries. I think it would be fair if it would end by giving a suggestion for an updated definition.

dredmorbius 6y ago
One of the lessons of the Greek philosophers is that philosophy itsef isn't a written book, complete, perfect, and finished, but an ongoing conversation, with people of each present time rediscovering and readapting principles, lessons, and concepts to their own contexts. Both eternal and always new.

dredmorbius 6y ago

For added delight, visit the author's homepage: http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/ http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/

joe_the_user 6y ago

I don't think a world view can defined much more than "one's foundational of life, the world and self". I think what the author is doing is defining a world view - especially, any fairly established world view is going to determine which questions are important, which order they should be asked in and so-forth. Edit: Especially, "Is there a God?" is one of the first questions asked and answered in certain world views including the authors' but by no means all. "Should you even start by considering a potential God" is another question one can ask.

mistermann 6y ago
The author's personal worldview: http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/Personal/myWorldview.html http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/Personal/myWorldview.... It seems almost entirely tied into his religious beliefs, which is a bit surprising considering the more technical description of reality at the start of the main article.
rubidium 6y ago
It’s good in discussions to define some terms and agree on some specifics. That seems to be the authors intent. To find a place of common understanding and pursue civil discourse from there. If you’d like to unravel if the questions even matter than there’s a whole different conversation to be had.
- joe_the_user 6y ago
  Every discussion world view defines terms and names specifics as well as asking questions. However, that doesn't mean one set of terms, specifics and questions is compatible with another - usually such things are part and parcel of the world view.

callesgg 6y ago

Your worldview is the result of the model you use to interpret the world.

adam_ellsworth 6y ago

I was trying to remember the phrase "ethnocentric predicament" for some reason and came upon this article. It was a good refresher for me on the first year phi course I took way back in college.