RELIGION AS AN AREA OF KNOWLEDGE 2

GOD MATTERS XS IB CLE 2012-2013 Full Name Jendrich Ong B Section LC#

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Part One: YOUR Epistemological World Views Summarize here your ndings (even if tentative!) about your philosophies of knowledge: Absolutist, Relativist, or Rationalist? Domains Natural Science Item #s 1, 5, 14 YOUR Philo of K Rationalist Brief Reason + Remarks Because of evidences that can be seen, one answer can be proved better than the other Because some of the reasons especially when supported by proofs can prove one answer to be better than the other Different people can interpret art in different ways and in most cases, both interpretation is plausible Based on authority one can most of the time see that one act can be more moral than the other With lack of proofs, many answers can be considered true

Social Science

4, 8, 12

Rationalist

Art

3, 7, 10

Relativism

Morality

6, 9, 11

Relativism

Religion

2, 13, 15

Rationalist

Part Two: Ways of Knowing How important are the different Ways of Knowing in the different domains? Rank them from 1 to 5 according to importance, with 1 as MOST IMPORTANT. Domains Sense Reason Language Emotion Others? If you think there are other ways of knowing/judging, use the last column and specify. Perception Natural Science Social Science Art Morality Religion 2 3 1 4 4 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 4 3 2 3 4 3 2 3

Part Three: AUTHORITY and/or EVIDENCE/ARGUMENT When you justify claims, how much do you actually rely on External Authority and Direct Evidence for every domain? Assign a percentage to each one per domain (Just make an estimate, so NO decimal points--e.g., 25.2321%!). Make sure both total 100%. Domains % AUTHORITY 20% % EVIDENCE /ARGUMENT 80% 100% Brief Reason + Remarks

Natural Science

Since many science theories are based from proofs that are presented Some historical events can be interpreted differently so we share the authoritys view Art doesnt rely on evidence because hey are not easily seen so we mostly rely on authority We learn the morals in life through the teachings of the authority There are not much evidence on religion so we rely on like preachers or teachers for the information

Social Science

50%

50%

100%

Art

60%

40%

100%

Morality

80%

20%

100%

Religion

70%

30%

100%

Why do you think there is no OPINION in Part Three? Because one shouldnt base these areas of knowledge on opinions.