UNIT 1:
WORLDVIEW THINKING
What binoculars do you see the world through?
DQ 1.1
Explain the difference between deductive and inductive
reasoning (1-2 sentences)
a)
A justifying reason in an
Match the following:
argument
2)
Law of non-contradiction
b)
Something can’t be both true
3)
Law of excluded middle
and not-true at the same time
4)
Premise
c)
Attacking the ‘arguer’ not the
argument itself
5)
Conclusion
d)
The thing being argued for
e)
A thing is either true or false
f)
Circular reasoning
g)
A thing is identical to itself
1)
Wk 2 QuickWrite
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What do you think
‘worldview thinking’ is?
Do people act the
same way in all
circumstances? Why
or why not?
what is a worldview?
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A set of beliefs that shape
our answers to key
questions, and how we
choose to live.
Approaching life
holistically requires a
robust, coherent worldview
Thick v. Thin notions
understanding worldviews: input
“a worldview is a conceptual
framework and a set of beliefs
used to make sense out of a
complex, seemingly chaotic
reality. Increasingly it becomes
the source of your goals and
desires, and as such it shapes
your behavior and values”
understanding worldviews: output
perceptions
emotions
thoughts
worldview
actions
“Your
worldview
fundamentally
affects what
you perceive,
think, feel,
and do.”
Metaphysical
Metaphysics
has to do with
‘being,’ what
is real, &
what exists.
Metaphysical Questions (Being)
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Where did we come
from? (origins)
What happens when
we die? (afterlife)
What exists/What is
real? (ontology)
Now, spend some time reflecting on your
beliefs and answers to the WVAP
metaphysical or ‘being’ questions.
Daily Quiz 1.2
1.
2.
3.
Define metaphysical.
List three things that go into making up a person’s
worldview?
What does the law of identity say?
Wk2 QuickWrite
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How does your
worldview effect your
life? Beliefs? Actions?
Do people act
contrary to their
beliefs on a regular
basis?
beliefs
actions
weighing the worldview changes the output
What is real?
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We first observe
We take things to be real
or not real
We develop ideas/beliefs
about reality
How do we know?
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Then we weigh the
observations
Are we justified?
Do we have good
reason to hold these
beliefs?
Epistemology
Epistemology has
to do with the
nature and scope
of knowledge.
experiences
observations
beliefs
It looks at ideas
about truth, belief,
and justification
Justified Worldview
Epistemological Questions (Knowing)
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How do we discover
knowledge?
What can we know?
What is truth?
does consistency matter?
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)
Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
US poet (1819 - 1892)
Worldview Questions
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Metaphysical
 Concerned
with ‘being’
in the world
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Epistemological
 Concerned
with
‘knowing’ in the world
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Ethical
Concerned with
‘living’
Ethical Questions (Living)
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How do we explain human nature/sin/evil?
What determines right from wrong?
Is there purpose?
Daily Quiz 1.3
1.
2.
3.
Define epistemology.
Define ethics.
List three things that flow out of a persons
worldview.
Wk3 QuickWrite