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Constructing a Life Philosophy (Opposing Viewpoints)
Constructing a Life Philosophy - Opposing Viewpoints Author:David L. Bender (Editor) What is your current life path? — Choosing a map for life / M. Scott Peck ; Living in a cave / Plato ; Discovering your personal myth / Sam Keen ; A critical thinking activity : personalizing the metaphor of Plato's cave -- — What is life's meaning? — Life has no purpose / Richard Robinson ; Jesus Christ gives life purpose / Billy Graham ; ... more »Ecofeminism can give life purpose / Riane Eisler ; A critical thinking activity : distinguishing between fact and opinion ; There is no best guide for life / Jiddu Krishnamurti ; Evolution by chance explains the human situation / George Wald ; God-directed evolution explains life's meaning / Pierre Teilhard de Chardin by John Kobler ; Love, creation, and understanding give life meaning / Arnold Toynbee ; A critical thinking activity : identifying your beliefs --
How do religions give life meaning?
Judaism is a way to commune with God / Louis Finkelstein ; Humanism is a way to commune with people / Corliss Lamont ; Hinduism supports all ways to God / Sarvelpalli Radhakrishnan ; Atheism is the way of common sense / Madalyn O'Hair ; The Bible is God's way to humanity / Emmaus Bible College ; Liberal Christianity is humanity's way to God / Donald E. Miller ; Mythology is a way to experience life / Joseph Campbell ; The way to the spirit is to go within oneself / Brooke Medicine Eagle ; Buddhism is the way to ultimate reality / Ruth Fuller Sasaki ; Creation-centered spirituality offers a new religious paradigm / Matthew Fox ; A critical thinking activity : recognizing ethnocentrism --
How do others make moral decisions?
Love is life's best guide / Joseph Fletcher ; Scripture is life's best guide / Milton L. Rudnick ; Self-interest is life's best guide / Frank R. Zindler ; Money is life's present guide / Jacob Needleman ; A critical thinking activity : constructing moral rules ; The church promotes moral behavior / William Willimon ; Religion does not promote moral behavior / Wendell W. Watters ; Examine your ethical attitudes / Josephson Institute of Ethics ; A critical thinking activity : making a moral decision --
How should one live?
Look out for number one / Robert J. Ringer ; Live for others as Jesus did / Ole Hallesby ; Develop a devious mind / Niccolo Machiavelli ; Develop an honest heart / Thomas Jefferson ; Develop a system of values / Charles W. Anderson ; Aim for perfection / Benjamin Franklin ; Join a church that encourages you to think / Ruth Truman ; A critical thinking activity : what qualities do you admire in others?« less