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Meaning and Mystery

David M. Holley (Autor)

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256 Seiten

2009
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) (Hersteller)
978-1-4443-1561-5 (ISBN)

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Meaning and Mystery offers a challenge to the way Philosophy has traditionally approached the issue of belief in God as a theoretical problem, proposing instead a form of reflection more appropriate to the practical nature of the issue. Makes use of abundant illustrative material, from both literature, such as Les Miserables , Edwin Abott's Flatland , Yann Martel's Life of Pi and Leo Tolstoy's A Confession , and popular culture, such as advertisements, the television series Joan of Arcadia and the film Stranger Than Fiction Uses imaginative scenarios to offer explanations of central concepts Incorporates theories on human thought and behavior in exploring the formation of religious belief Written in a style that is accessible to readers with little background knowledge of philosophy

David M. Holley is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Southern Mississippi. His previous book, Self-Interest and Beyond (1999), develops an account of the proper use and limits of self-interested thinking. His articles on topics in philosophy of religion, ethics, and moral psychology have appeared in numerous professional journals.

Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Does Anyone Actually Believe in God? 1 Life-Orienting Stories. 2 God of the Philosophers. 3 Reasons for Believing in God. 4 Resistance and Receptivity. 5 Belief As a Practical Issue. 6 Anthropomorphism and Mystery. 7 Naturalistic Stories. 8 Theistic and Naturalistic Morality. 9 Meaning and the Limits of Meaning. 10 Conviction, Doubt, and Humility. Suggestions for Further Reading. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.11.2009
Verlagsort	Chicester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 240 mm
Gewicht	538 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	1-4443-1561-7 / 1444315617
ISBN-13	978-1-4443-1561-5 / 9781444315615
Zustand	Neuware