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Revision as of 16:54, 18 March 2006
History
Each effort to establish a system of knowledge proceeds from a "worldview," a philosophical, perhaps metaphysical, foundation that informs decisions regarding acquisition, organization, and presentation of knowledge. Diderot and the encyclopaedists (in the 18th Century) established the first encyclopedias from the philosophical perspective of the Enlightenment. More recently (after 1911) a certain scientism* influenced encyclopedias, resulting in the current tendency to attempt value-neutral presentations of facts and information.
Our Approach and Worldview
This project transcends metaphysical assumptions of both the Enlightenment and Modern Encyclopedias.
The worldview proceeds from universal values found in the teaching and life of Reverend Sun Myung Moon, values inherent in original human purpose, and the purpose of creation.
Overcoming Ignorance
This encyclopedia project is a commission to organize human knowledge on the foundation of original purpose and for the sake of its eventual realization.
Our commission
This encyclopedia project is a commission to organize human knowledge on the foundation of original purpose and for the sake of its eventual realization.
- Scientism:
- The collection of attitudes and practices considered typical of scientists.
- The belief that the investigative methods of the physical sciences are applicable or justifiable in all fields of inquiry.
- The elevation of the scientific method to dogma or metaphysical ultimacy, to the end that other methods of obtaining truth are not considered valid.
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