Analytic Philosophy of Religion

James Franklin Harris (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

433 Seiten

2002
Kluwer Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4020-0530-5 (ISBN)

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When Gene Long, editor of Kluwer's Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Religion Series, first invited me to write the volume on Analytic Philosophy of Religion, I accepted with great enthusiasm. My only explanation for that enthusiasm now is that I was younger and more naive at the time. Soon after starting work on the volume, my enthusiasm was dampened by the daunting magnitude of the task. I began as a sprinter and quickly settled into the pace of a long-distance runner. Although I considered myself well read in the subject, I soon discovered that I had a great deal of research to do to be confident that I had considered all of the major contributions to the various discussions, issues, and of religion. As I read more and more problems found within analytic philosophy books and articles, I realized that I had rushed into a territory already well trodden by the angels. I am greatly impressed by the sophistication and subtlety of philosophical argument that characterize the different debates in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion. This volume covers a vast amount of material. I have endeavored to provide the fairest possible reading of different authors, and, in cases where I include my own critical evaluations and develop my own positions, I have endeavored to provide the strongest possible interpretations of the positions I criticize.

1 Introduction: The Rise of Analytic Philosophy of Religion.- 2 The Problem of Religious Language.- 3 The Nature of God and Arguments for the Existence of God.- 4 Religious Experience and Religious Epistemology.- 5 Religion and Science.- 6 Contemporary Challenges to Theism: Evil and Suffering.- 7 Contemporary Challenges to Theism: Humanism, Naturalism, and Atheism.- 8 Religion and Ethics.- 9 The Problem of Religious Pluralism.- 10 Summary and Conclusion.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.5.2002
Reihe/Serie	Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Religion ; 3
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 433 p.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	1-4020-0530-X / 140200530X
ISBN-13	978-1-4020-0530-5 / 9781402005305
Zustand	Neuware