Skepticism by Gordon H. Clark

Encyclopedia 36. Skepticism (typed) [1973. In Baker’s Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Carl F.H. Henry, ed. Washington D.C.: Canon Press.] SKEPTICISM. See also Doubt. Skepticism as popularly conceived means only a doubt or questioning attitude toward one thing or...

William James by Gordon H. Clark

Encyclopedia 58. William James (typed) [1973. In Baker’s Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Carl F.H. Henry, ed. Washington D.C.: Canon Press.] JAMES, WILLIAM. See also Pragmatism. William James (1842-1910) popularized Pragmatism. Ideas are said to be plans for...

Theism by Gordon H. Clark

Encyclopedia 32. Theism (typed) [1975, In Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible. Merrill C. Tenney, ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.] THEISM The terms atheism, the dogmatic denial of God, and agnosticism, a profession of ignorance, indicate a...

Situational Ethics by Gordon H. Clark

Encyclopedia 60. Situational Ethics (typed) [1973. In Baker’s Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Carl F.H. Henry, ed. Washington D.C.: Canon Press.] SITUATIONAL ETHICS. See also Fletcher, Joseph; Utilitarianism. Situational ethics, though popularly and correctly...

Pragmatism by Gordon H. Clark

Encyclopedia 59. Pragmatism (typed) [1973. In Baker’s Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Carl F.H. Henry, ed. Washington D.C.: Canon Press.] PRAGMATISM. See also James, William. Pragmatism is an epistemological theory initiated by William, James, thorough a...

Irrationalism by Gordon H. Clark

Encyclopedia 57. Irrationalism (typed) [1973. In Baker’s Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Carl F.H. Henry, ed. Washington D.C.: Canon Press.] IRRATIONALISM. Irrationalism was a nineteenth century reaction against Hegel that has grown into the secular...