Personal Worldview Inventory. Spirituality. Pluralism
Write an 800-1,000-word essay on your personal worldview. Briefly discuss the various possible meanings of the term "spirituality," and your understanding of the concepts of pluralism, scientism, and postmodernism. Primarily, address the following seven basic worldview questions:
What is prime reality?
What is the nature of the world around us?
What is a human being?
What happens to a person at death?
Why is it possible to know anything at all?
How do we know what is right or wrong?
What is the meaning of human history?
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Personal Worldview Inventory
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Personal Worldview Inventory
Introduction
Healthcare services are concerned with many activities requiring a proper understanding of the universe and life in it. The major role of nursing or any related medical career is to handle individuals, who are alive. Since human beings are subjected to death, it is also essential to understand the concept of death — the nature of the world around us is somewhat confusing due to various mysteries in life. Human beings normally experience life mysteries. Thus, there is a need to understand the meaning of the human being. Human beings are creatures on earth that are known and believed to be having a sense of spirituality. The spiritual nature of humanity is mostly revealed after death when human beings are believed to be existing spiritually in religions but are scientifically believed to be harmless. It is also important to know human history as this would enable us to understand their nature, as well as to understand the concept of ethics. Ethics is a branch of knowledge that enables us to differentiate between right and wrong. In the quest of adequately understanding the meaning of the universe, it is important to consider the meaning of spirituality, pluralism, scientism, and postmodernism.
Spirituality
The term spirituality has received various definitions from different experts, who have shown their understanding of this concept. One of the definitions provided by the expert states that spirituality is the aspect of humanity that seeks to determine how human beings are connected to the inner being. In this way, it is suggested that there is a difference between the body and the soul. The body is the physical part of human beings, while the soul is an imaginary part that is believed to be the source of human life. Also, the soul can only be controlled by the divine powers and not the humans (O’brien, 2017). The connection is what determines the personality and humanity of any human being. Besides, another definition states that spirituality is thought to be certain experiences that are meant to bring a person closer to some divine powers. In the real sense, the spirituality defines the connection between human beings and their divine world. The divine world may be ancestral spirits or supernatural beings, who are believed to be gods and are worshiped for protection and providence. The connection is usually believed to be achieved through prayers, which is thought to be linking the spiritual world with a person’s soul. The divine powers are believed to be fundamental factors in religions and even in most traditi...