The 5 Laws of Learning
Overview: The Historical Development of the Laws of Learning The “laws of learning” are not modern inventions, nor are they biblical doctrines. They are observed principles of human cognition, identified over centuries through education, rhetoric, apprenticeship, and later formal psychology. Long before neuroscience existed, educators recognized that the human mind follows predictable patterns in how…
New Age
World Religions & Philosophies – New Age Religion and Beliefs Overview The New Age is typically defined as a reference to a range of various philosophies and beliefs that relate to a ‘spiritual’ or ‘spiritism’ based belief system. It is typically a type of melting pot ‘term’ or identification that mixes various ideas, religions, mysticism,…
Gnosticism
Philosophies and Alternative Beliefs – Gnosticism Overview Gnosticism is a rather loose term given to various groups that claim to have a secret of hidden knowledge from that of traditional academics. They often claim they have information that traditional groups don’t want you to know about! The term Gnostic(s) has been applied to various groups…
Solipsism – Only Self Can be Known to Exist
World Religions and Beliefs – Philosophy – Solipsism Overview Solipsism is an epistemological philosophy that you can only be certain they you or your own self exists. Solipsism holds the belief hat anything outside of ones own mind can not be known with certainty and that the external world and other minds can not be…
Epistemology
Philosophy – Epistemology – The Study of Knowledge Overview The study of Epistemology is the study of knowledge, or how we know something or the nature of knowledge. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy or metaphysics that deals with the nature, origin, and scope of knowledge. It seeks to understand how knowledge is acquired, what…
Ontology
Philosophy – Philosophical Ontology – Study of Existence Overview Ontology deals with the understanding of existence. Philosophical ontology is a branch of metaphysics that deals with the study of being, existence, and reality. It explores questions related to what exists, what kinds of things exist, and how these entities relate to each other. Ontology seeks…
Simulation Theory – 3 Strong Points
Philosophies – Alternative Beliefs – Simulation Theory What is the Simulation Hypothesis – Theory of Simulation The Simulation Hypothesis is the proposal that all existence or experiences in this reality are based in some type of simulation. A simulation based on a computer or other technological system. Origin of the Simulation Hypothesis One of the…
Philosophies – Secular Humanism
World Religions – Philosophies and Belief Systems – Secular Theories Overview The definition of humanism is the system of though that asserts humanity as the prime importance in our existence. Humanism and the humanistic theory is the philosophy that emphasizes humanity over all other values and agencies, including anything ascribed to divinity. Essentially, this philosophy…
Alternative Beliefs – Scientology
World Religions – Philosophies and Belief Systems – Scientology Overview Scientology is the belief system created by the science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. It bases its belief system on a self-developed principle called dianetics. Do not let anyone deceive you with foolish words; it is because of these very things that God’s anger will…
World Philosophy and Philosophies
Overview The word Philosophy comes from two Greek words, ‘Philos (love of) and Sophia (wisdom) so it literally means ‘the love of wisdom.’ Any philosophy is a system of belief(s). The definition of philosophy typically, it is the study of ideas, or beliefs, to determine the fundamentals or meaning of a subject. Philosophies typically address…
