The Existential Tradition

Reformed Theological Seminary

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The Existential Tradition

Lesson 6 Lecture 1

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to define the rationalist/irrationalist tension in Greek philosophical ethics

The student will be able to define the ethical theory of the existential tradition

The student will be able to explain the ethical implications of the philosophical systems of Hume, Rousseau, Marx, Nietzsche and Wittgenstein

The student will be able to explain the ethical implications of postmodernism

Course Introduction

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to explain how everything in Scripture is ethical The student will be able to explain why Christians ought to study ethics The student will be able to explain how one can become self-aware of one’s own ethical biases

An Ethical Glossary

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to define and recognize the characteristics of ethical and theological terms (i.e., “knowledge of God,” “metaethics,” “morality,” etc.) The student will be able to define and recognize the characteristics of value terms (i.e., “ethical,” “norm,” “obligation,” etc.)

Divine Lordship

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to define the normative, situational and existential perspectives The student will be able to define the theological concept of Divine Lordship The student will be able to define the biblical theology of good works