Effects on an Individuals Worldview: A Reflection

Effects on an Individuals World adopt A ReflectionMY WORLDVIEW criticism PAPEROsvaldo SantosTABLE OF CONTENTS (Jump to)How do we plug into to deal? The isms solidityDeismExistentialismIslamismHow To Deal With The IsmsHow My Education Connects to My WorldviewThe Constructivism ApproachMy Worldview As attracterConclusionReference listHow do we relate to people? The isms m whatsoever an too soon(a)(prenominal) isms be looked as a form to help people to relate to people and to empathize themselves and their instaurationviews such as Naturalism, Deism, Existentialism, and Islamism. I pull up stakes yield them in a short concord.NaturalismNaturalism asserts that the world is of a piece eitherthing we ar and do is included in the space-time continuum whose just slightly basic elements are those described by physics. We are the evolved products of natural selection, which operates without intention, presbyopia or purpose (Tenets of Naturalism, n.d.). agree to the Tenets o f Naturalism, nothing closely us escapes macrocosm included in the physical universe, or escapes be shaped by the various processes physical, biological, psychological, and social that science describes.DeismDeism presents early(a) view to understand life and related situations. It preaches that Deism has a lot to plead to us and to society (World kernel of Deists n.d.). Deism is experience of perfection ground on the application of our reason on the designs/laws found by dint ofout genius therefore, Deism presents itself as a natural religion and is not a revealed religion. The natural religion/ philosophy of Deism frees those who embrace it from the inconsistencies of superstition and the negativity of fear that are so strongly represented in all(a) of the revealed religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam (World Union of Deists, n.d.). They are called revealed because they all claim to having verit able a special disclosure from deity and they present ump teen books with its root in God as the revelator.ExistentialismExistentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes individual existence, freedom and choice (Mastin, 2008). It is the view that humans define their avow meaning in life, and try to get up rational decisions despite vivacious in an irrational universe. Existentialism focuses m both headlands such as the question of human existence, and the feeling that there is no explanation that female genitalia pull ahead of the core of existence. However, as there is no God or any other transcendent force, the only bearing to counter this nothingness (and therefrom to find meaning in life) is by embracing existence (Mastin, 2008).IslamismAccording to (Islam, n.d.) Islamism is an definitive religion, which shares many beliefs and practices with Christianity and Judaism. Furthermore, Islam is a rational religion The vilest of creatures are those who acquire to be deaf and dumb and do not use their reason. (Quran 82). Muhammad remi nded his followers that The first thing God created was reason. Therefore, opiners must state mortalal responsibility for unmatcheds actions and faith. Islams appeal lies in being able to connect the piety of faith, the covenant, and the mobilizing elements to produce powerful opposite to foreign intrusion. Crucial dimension is not economic hardly social. Sufism is the underground dimension of Islam (Islam, n.d.).The pillars of Islam are 1. Faith in ONE God and Muhammed the visionary 2. Five daily prayers facing to Meca 3. Sharing or giving gold to the poor is REQUIRED, not optional 4. Fasting during the month of Ramadan. Muslins cannot eat or drink anything during the daylight hours (period of spiritual and moral renewal) and 5. Pilgrimage to Mecca Once in their lives, IF they can afford it. Some authorities add a 6th pillar Jihad or Holy War in demurral of Islam. Means active opposition to evil and injustice, more than literal state of war (Dutch, n.d. Kash, n.d.).DeSa ntis (n.d.) present six Islamisms beliefs 1. Belief in only atomic number 53 God. He is defined as Eternal, Absolute, Infinite, Compassionate and Merciful, the sole Creator and provider 2. Engage only in Righteous Actions in all areas spiritual, bright and physical activity 3. All Gods insertion is Islamic. Only humans are given CHOICE to submit (be Muslim) or reject submission to Gods exit 4. All children are born without sin and are Muslim. As they grow older, they pull ahead their unearthly CHOICE 5. God created human beings with a body and soul. The body is a temporal host for this life, whereas the soul is eternal. It is the soul that pull up stakes survive beyond death, and 6. Universality of the call. All Muslims are brothers and equals without any distinction of chassis, race or tongue. Superiority is only based on the greater fear of God and greater piety.How To Deal With The IsmsAs stated above through the bring forths seven questions, as a Christian Theist, I be lieve in God and follow the Bible as my book of revelation intimately the God becoming knowledgeable Himself through the scriptures and given a variety of instructions belonging to many areas of our lives to us, as human beings. I brook and defend God and His creation, as fountainhead as I hope to see Him soon and live together. As straightforward as is.On the other hand, we can defend our worldview without being arrogant to others isms worldviews. So, in some(a) instance, I felt a flake uncomfortable trying to answers some provocative questions that brook appeared in many post comments on the related weeks forum about the isms. I believe that the tone on this role play should be a lot divers(prenominal). Instead attacking the worldview of others being provocative, arrogant and/or sarcastic, my point is that we should add knowledge to ourselves and limit some personal thoughts in order to discuss only ideas and beliefs in a non-aggressive tone that are related to the class pro posals. There is no gain in any type of dispute. Before some people state their position in an arrogant way, these people should go deeply and learn and understand their cultures, and their worldviews they are inciting. They could as well as learn how to speak their languages so they could pronounce that they know a fleck more about them. So, it is eer wise to be thoughtful when expelling out the others worldviews.How My Education Connects to My WorldviewMy teaching method also has shaped my worldview. Education and learning are constantly taking crop in a persons life (Knight, 2006, p. 108). Thinking about my personal reproduction and how it has similarities with my actual one. I can divide my development in parts my dwelling education and school education. The most important part of my home education is that one that I could learn and cod from my parents. They gave me a Christian education and taught me the basic principles, values, ethics, and built the foundation for the person I am today. My father used to tell My son, education will perpetually give you the skills and knowledge, but they wont be enough. probe as much as you can because it will help you to make reveal decisions in your life. Have a good relationship with God and ask Him humility and wisdom. Finally, do as trump out as you can for the people around you.I think that in some train we tend to reflect in our lives the level of education and boundaries we were taught in our early ages. So the education we teach to our children is in some way a combination of that one we received from our parents. If we feel that it was a good one, we mechanically transfer to them. If we feel that it was not a good one, we take knowledge and do it in different ways. My children are 10 and 11 geezerhood old and I would like to apply the knowledge I fix now back few years ago. Even with my knowledge, I would phrase that I would do some things in a different way. By May 2016, they will celebrat e their 50thanniversary and I am very grateful to God for this celebration as well as the education they have given to me. They have helped me as a person, father, husband, friend, son, brother, pedagogue, leader, etc.My school education is a combination Christian and non-Christian education. After I have nail downd my non-Christian elementary and middle school in a small metropolis in South of brazil-nut tree, I left it to live in Sao Paulo and to answer high school in a Seventh-day Adventist Academy. Sao Paulo was among the five biggest cities around the world and an unsafe city to live outside the walls of the school. As soon as I finished high school in Sao Paulo, I go to Curitiba to continue my stu crumbles. In Curitiba I attended the college and took the Bachelors leg in Business Administration, followed by the Specialization in Finance, and a MBA in Business Administration/Finance. Parallel to these degrees, I took three years as a Bachelors in Music (Piano solo). As I had already started my piano soloist career earlier, for multiple reasons, I did not consummate(a) this degree.If compared to Anyon (1980)s deliberate, I can say that I always had the probability to participate in the Affluent Professional School, the fourth class of school among the five contained in his select. My parents always looked for giving me the best guide they could afford. Repeating my fathers words again, he used to say My son, education will always give you the skills and knowledge, but they wont be enough. Study as much as you can because it will help you to make better decisions in your life.I left Brazil to live in US in 2002 and from US to Canada in 2012. So I used to say that my education/learning/schooling is always a working(a) in progress. I am taking the Ph.D. architectural plan in attractership at Andrews University in US and a Bridging weapons platform at York University in Toronto. As English is not my first language, every single class I take is a challenge. I would say that for me, it takes almost the double of the time to have a complete thought about the readings and to elaborate projects and complete assignments. Living, working and studying in these different countries, and receiving a cross cultural education I can put forward that directly or indirectly, my worldview has been influenced by these cultures. However, Thompson (2014) states that Great leaders are always learning (p.20).The Constructivism ApproachI see in my education the constructivism ascend where according to Knight (2006) means that I am constantly revising and upgrading my knowledge. It dictates the way I can learn seek new intellectual or ways to fulfill my knowledge with new things. Basically it says that I can construct my own knowledge through experiencing things and reflecting on them. Is some way, is how I construct my worldview about things making some type of mensuration about the ideas and experiences already acquired against the new i nstruction where I can trade or discard them. It is a continuous learning process through life where we are actively creating our own knowledge. This approach makes me a bit uncomfortable because the quantity of knowledge I have today, may not be enough to keep me as a happy leader, educator and professional five years from now. What does it mean? The education and learning acquirements system are in a constant and evolving change. I have to analyze myself constantly and compare to level and quantity of information it is necessary to exceed.My learning process as well as my subscribe to to seek knowledge never ends. Through my ideas, education and experiences that promote my actual knowledge I have to be innovative and reflective in order to add more knowledge on it. The principal stopping point of education is to create individuals who are capable of doing new things, not simple of repeating what other generations have done (Theory of Constructivism Jean Piaget) (Constructivis m, n.d.).My Worldview As LeaderAs leader, I also need to understand who I am. denotation the article Learning while leading The Andrews University leadership program create verbally by Drs. Freed, Covrig, and Baumgartner (2011), on page 37 it states Leaders need to understand who they are-and they achieve this understanding in part by learning the signification of their own life stories. This citation caught my attention, and I would like to reflect in the first part where it says Leaders need to understand who they are. As early as 42 B.C., Publilius Syrus proposed It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are (Whetten Cameron, 2011, p. 57). Freud (1956) once asserted that to be completely honest with oneself is the best effort and individual can make, because complete honesty requires a incessant search for more information about the self and a confide for self- purifyment (Whetten Cameron, 2011, p. 58).I would like to extend Freuds point adding that we cannot improve ourselves or develop new capabilities unless and until we consciously know what level of strength and ability we presently possess. This is a point of recognition and evaluation about our current abilities and deficiencies versus what is expected at end. The realization that we may not be totally adequate or knowledgeable is sometimes difficult to accept because seeking self-knowledge is a prerequisite for our personal growth. However, for a variety of reasons we energy be attempted to avoid seeking information as well as evaluate ourselves because it may make us feel inferior. Whetten and Cameron (2011) declares that self-knowledge will help you understand your own taken-for-granted assumptions, trigger points, sensitive line, comfort zone, strengths and weaknesses, and so forth. I would say that this is an important part of our self-awareness which is to understand who we are.As a leader, I am also a proactive person by reputation. I try to learn, reach a high level of home and school education, and acquire knowledge as much as potential for few reasons including that they can grow me as a person and as a professional as well. Cloud and Townsend (1992) state that Proactive people show you what they love, what they want, what they purpose, and what they stand for plus Proactive people are able to love others as themselves, they have mutual respect, they are able to die to self and not return evil for evil (p.98). This is me.From the various education philosophies theories I have learned, I sympathize with ontology (being) and epistemology (knowing). Knight (2006) claims that Ontology is the study of the nature of being. It is how we make sense of being or existence. On the other hand, Epistemology is the study of knowledge or how we know the things we know. In a practical way, epistemology is how we make sense of the processes by which we make sense. More broadly, epistemology is about issues having to do with the creation and dissemination of kno wledge. So based in these two analyzes, and in a simple philosophical thought, I like to think and I am naturally inclined to consider that Ontology comes before Epistemology in the same way I can consider that Zero comes before One. I can think that ontology is a sufficient condition for epistemology. Example you cannot study something which you do not have an example of. In general, this is our life and this is one of the reasons I am taking the leadership program (LP) of Andrews University (AU), always seeking more knowledge.As Christians we believe that everything began with God. God made everything real. Sire (2009) present many question which his first question is What is prime reality-the really real? To this we might answer God, or the gods, or the material cosmos (Sire, 2009, p. 22). The LP of AU is summarized by these two philosophical dimensions about being and knowing where being works with the individual bringing his/her personal and professional experiences and sharing with other his/her cultures, beliefs, worldviews, and theoretical orientations. Knowing is represented by the paradoxical unity of hypothesis and practice and as leaders we can transmit and generate knowledge. (Andrews University leading Handbook 2014-15). In my understanding, I am participating actively in these two philosophical dimensions in this LP of AU.So as leader in the position to exert leadership, if I understand the complexity of my own culture, working by worldview and values I am inserted, I can better understand my own behavior and values. 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