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Realism
Realism is the philosophical school of thought that suggests that the world that we perceive through the senses is the "Real" world. Realists believe that reality exists independent of the human mind. And that The ultimate reality is the world of physical objects. Aristotle, a student of Plato who broke with his mentor's idealist philosophy, is called the father of both Realism and the scientific method. -
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Idealism
Idealism is the philosophy that believes the ultimate nature of reality is ideal or based upon ideas, values, or essences. The external, or real-world cannot be separated from consciousness, perception, mind, intellect, and reason in the sense of science. Bishop George Berkeley is sometimes known as the "Father of Idealism", and he formulated one of the purest forms of Idealism in the early 18th Century. -
Pragmatism
Pragmatism is a philosophical movement that includes those who claim that an ideology or proposition is true if it works satisfactorily, that the meaning of a proposition is to be found in the practical consequences of accepting it, and that unpractical ideas are to be rejected. Its first generation was initiated by the so-called 'classical pragmatists' Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914), who first defined and defended the view. -
Analytic Philosophy
Analytic philosophy, also called linguistic philosophy, a loosely related set of approaches to philosophical problems, dominant in Anglo-American philosophy from the early 20th century, that emphasizes the study of language and the logical analysis of concepts. Analytic philosophy is characterized by an emphasis on language, known as the linguistic turn, and for its clarity and rigor in arguments, making use of formal logic and mathematics, and, to a lesser degree, the natural sciences -
Existentialism
It is a form of philosophical inquiry that explores the problem of human existence and centers on the lived experience of the thinking, feeling, acting individual. According to existentialism, Existence is always particular and individual—always my existence, your existence, his existence, her existence. Existence is primarily the problem of existence (i.e., of its mode of being); it is, therefore, also the investigation of the meaning of Being. -
Neo-theism
Neotheism, also known by such names as the “openness of God” theology, argues for a limited Creator and Sustainer. He can only guess what free-willed human beings will do. Sometimes He guesses wrong and must undo the damage. Norman L. Geisler describes nothing less than a contest to set the course for all of Christian faith, with vast ramifications for the future understanding of God’s essential attributes—His omniscience, omnipotence, eternality, simplicity, and sovereignty.
