General philosophy

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jansenism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A branch of Catholic thought that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. Named after Cornelius Otto Jansen.

judaism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A monotheistic, Abrahamic religion descended from the ancient Hebrews.

The philosophy of Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher born in Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia). The term Kantianism or Kantian is still often used to describe contemporary positions in ...

kathenotheism

Philosophy; General philosophy

An extension of "henotheism", from kath hena theon – "one god at a time".

kierkegaardianism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A set of philosophical, theological and psychological positions based on the work of the 19th century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. Kierkegaard's work focuses on the existing individual and ...

legalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

In the Western sense, legalism is an approach to the analysis of legal questions characterized by abstract "logical" reasoning focused on the applicable legal text, such as a constitution, ...

legal naturalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Term coined by Olufemi Taiwo to describe a current in the social philosophy of Karl Marx that can be interpreted as one of Natural Law. Taiwo considered it the manifestation of Natural Law in a ...