Knowledge of God (eBook)

Alvin Plantinga, Michael Tooley (Autoren)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
280 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-0131-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Is belief in God epistemically justified? That's the question at
the heart of this volume in the Great Debates in Philosophy
series, with Alvin Plantinga and Michael Tooley each addressing
this fundamental question with distinctive arguments from opposing
perspectives.

* The first half of the book contains each philosopher's
explanation of his particular view; the second half allows them to
directly respond to each other's arguments, in a lively and
engaging conversation

* Offers the reader a one of a kind, interactive discussion

* Forms part of the acclaimed Great Debates in Philosophy
series

Autor

Alvin Plantinga is John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is widely known for his work in epistemology and philosophy of religion, and is the author of Warranted Christian Belief (2000). He is also editor (with Matthew Davidson) of Essays in the Metaphysics of Modality (2003). Michael Tooley is Distinguished College Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is well known for his work in metaphysics and applied ethics, and is the author of Time, Tense, and Causation (1997) and editor of Metaphysics (5 volumes, 1999).

Inhalt

Acknowledgements.

1 Against Naturalism (Alvin Plantinga).

2 Does God Exist? (Michael Tooley).

3 Reply to Tooley's Opening Statement (Alvin
Plantinga).

4 Reply to Plantinga's Opening Statement (Michael
Tooley).

5 Can Robots Think? Reply to Tooley's Second Statement (Alvin
Plantinga).

6 Closing Statement and Response to Plantinga's Comments
(Michael Tooley).

Bibliography.

Index.

Rezensionen

"I would recommend the book to professional philosophers of
religion and philosophy graduate students for these significant
contributions." (Journal of Religion, 1 October 2010)



"The book's style is very different from other philosophy of
religion texts, because it presents the issues within the context
of a lively debate, capturing the excitement of philosophical
argumentation and epitomizing how philosophy should be practiced."
(American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Summer
2010)"Alvin Plantinga and Michael Tooley here debate the question
whether God's existence is known--or, at least, justifiably
believed. As expected from two such distinguished philosophers,
their discussion has the originality and intellectual weight to
repay careful consideration, as much by philosophers of mind and
epistemologists as by philosophers of religion." (Mind,
October 2009)

"The book illuminates some important issues in philosophical
theology. Recommended." (CHOICE, October 2008)

"I found this book strangely compelling ... .Plantinga uses
an ingenious new version of the Design Argument to demonstrate 'the
epistemic probability' that God exists; Tooley argues that 'the
fact of evil' on our world makes the existence of a benevolent God
'very unlikely.'" (Church Times, January 2009)

"The present volume, by two heavyweight analytical philosophers,
is rather different from the usual pattern." (The
Tablet)

"A very fine book, presenting arguments for and against theism
and naturalism by two very distinguished philosophers. I strongly
recommend it for graduate level courses." (Notre Dame
Philosophical Reviews)

"Knowledge of God is a work of major significance. There is
no other debate-style book in the philosophy of religion that packs
the intellectual punches thrown by heavy-weights Plantinga and
Tooley. Excellent."

-Thomas Senor, University of Arkansasz



"A rigorous yet accessible debate on central issues in the
philosophy of religion by two leading contributors to the field.
When Plantinga and Tooley turn to discuss each other's views, they
shed light not only on these topics but on a whole range of further
issues, including minds and materialism, propositional content,
evolutionary explanation, and probabilistic reasoning. A first-rate
exchange, full of philosophical insight."

-Edward Wierenga, University of Rochester

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.2.2009
• Reihe/Serie: Great Debates in Philosophy
• Reihe/Serie: Great Debates in Philosophy
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Schlagworte: Epistemology • Erkenntnistheorie • Philosophie • Philosophy • Philosophy of Religion • Religionsphilosophie
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-0131-4 / 1444301314
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-0131-1 / 9781444301311