Lecture 8: Noetic Structure

Login to download lecture and curriculum

Please create a free account and login to be able to download the lecture and curriculum (if any). All content is free and you can attend the lecture without logging in, but we do request that you login to download.

Create account Login

Lesson

Your noetic structure, presuppositions and view of epistemology are important elements in the formation of your worldview.

Outline

Worldview Issues

Part 1

I. Noetic Structure

A. Definition - The sum total of everything a person believes plus the relationships between those beliefs.

B. Relationship to Worldview

II. What is a Presupposition?

A. Definition - A belief that is held without proof or support of any kind.

B. Several kinds of presuppositions.

C. Augustine

III. Non-theoretical Foundations of Theoretical Thought

A. Non-cognitive

B. Examples

C. Biased viewpoint

IV. The Role of the Holy Spirit

V. Epistemology

A. The Christian Theory of Knowledge

B. Reformed Epistemology

1. Belief-forming Dispositions

2. Triggering Conditions

C. Alvin Plantinga

D. The Touchstone Proposition

1. Human beings and the universe in which they reside are the creation of the God who has revealed himself in Scripture.

2. Access to all of the truth of Scripture

3. Carl F. H. Henry

Assessment

	Name	Description
1	Christian Apologetics - Quiz 8	Christian Apologetics - Quiz 8

If you are enjoying this lecture, would you consider making a donation so others can learn from it as well?

Please donate now

BiblicalTraining is a non-profit and relies on its users for support.

Duration

54 min