Monthly Archives: November 2024

The Socrates Principle

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Admin

            This paper is intended to be the elaboration of an idea which had a prominent place in ancient philosophy though it apparently has had few adherents. This idea we shall call the Socrates Principle. It is the hypothesis that … Continue reading →

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MONISM OR DUALISM?

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Admin

Chauncey C. Riddle             The purpose of this paper is to delineate some of the factors pertinent to a monistic conception of man as contrasted with a dualistic conception. In the monistic thinking presently in vogue, man is seen as … Continue reading →

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FREEDOM FOR WHAT? (Written in the late 1950’s)

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Admin

by Chauncey C. Riddle There once was a lord who desired to bless his servants. Calling to him his master-builder, he charged him to build a spacious and beautiful dwelling place for his servants. But the lord required of the … Continue reading →

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Language, Communication, and Morality – Deseret Language and Linguistics Society Symposium – April 1983

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Admin

Chauncey C. RiddleBrigham Young University This paper is an attempt to clarify the spiritual functions of language, communication, and morality as seen in the framework of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. The hope is that you who receive this … Continue reading →

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Principles Regarding Testimony — CCR 10 August 2014

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Admin

Testimony: The witness that any human being gives.

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The Bearing of Philosophy on Theorizing about Language – March 1985

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Admin

Epistemological considerations relevant to linguistics:1) Can a theory of language be built without allowing introspection?2) Is the real test of a theory of language peer acceptance or pragmatic power? (Science or technology?)3) Is there an intellectual test for truth? (There … Continue reading →

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Bondage

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Admin

Human bondage: The condition wherein a given human being lacks the ability to choose and/or to act relative to a certain opportunity, as seen by an omniscient observer or as approximated by human understanding Bondage is the complement of agency.

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Keys for Interpreting the Scriptures

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Admin

The scriptures do not bring knowledge of themselves, for they are only sets of inkblots on paper. But as those inkblots are examined carefully and prayerfully, they become an occasion for revelation from the Savior, Jesus Christ, through the Holy … Continue reading →

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Why Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do Temple Work

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Admin

If you desire to know why members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do work for their ancestors in their temples, please consider the following basic information which explains why they do it.

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Temptation

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Admin

Temptation is an opportunity to sin to which we are strongly attracted. We have opportunity to commit many sins which we find not at all attractive. Why the difference? What tempts us is our own desires. If we have thought … Continue reading →

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