General philosophy

General philosophy

Terms that relate to philosophy, yet do not fit other specific categories.

Industry: Philosophy

Add a new term

Contributors in General philosophy

Become a Contributors

General philosophy

gap creationism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Also called Restitution creationism or Ruin-Reconstruction, are terms used to describe a particular set of Christian beliefs about the creation of the Universe and the origin of man. The concept of ...

old earth creationism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A variant of the creationist view of the origin of the universe and life on Earth. As a theory of origins it is typically more compatible with mainstream scientific thought on the issues of geology, ...

young earth creationism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The religious belief that Heaven, Earth, and life on Earth were created by a direct act of God dating between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago. Its adherents are those Christians, Jews and Muslims who ...

omphalos creationism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Named after the title of an 1857 book, Omphalos by Philip Henry Gosse, in which Gosse argued that in order for the world to be "functional", God must have created the Earth with mountains and ...

cynicism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Originally the philosophy of a group of ancient Greeks called the Cynics (main article), founded by Antisthenes. Nowadays the word generally describes the opinions of those inclined to disbelieve in ...

darwinism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A pejorative term for the scientific theory of evolution used mostly by its opponents. This theory was first presented by Charles Darwin in his 1859 book The Origin of Species. It stated that the ...

deconstructionism

Philosophy; General philosophy

School and a set of methods of textual criticism aimed at understanding the assumptions and ideas that form the basis for thought and belief. Also called "deconstruction", its central concern is a ...