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Philosophy of Religion The Basics.
Philosophy of Religion: The Basics offers a concise introduction to philosophy of religion, distilling key discussions and concepts of the subject to their succinct essence, providing a truly accessible entry into the subject. A truly accessible introduction to philosophy of religion for beginners....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2013.
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| Colección: | New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Philosophy of Religion: The Basics
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface for Teachers
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- For Review, Reflection, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 1 What Is Religion?
- 1.1 Creed
- 1.2 Code
- 1.3 Cult
- 1.4 Community
- 1.5 Toward a Definition of Religion
- 1.6 Ze, Zer, Mer
- For Review, Reflection, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 2 Six Conceptions of God
- 2.1 Experiential Sources of Concepts of God
- 2.2 Six Conceptions of God
- 2.3 Religious Naturalism
- 2.4 Pantheism
- 2.5 Panentheism (Process Theism)
- 2.6 Deism
- 2.7 Classical Biblical Theism is based on divine revelation
- 2.8 Classical Philosophical Theism
- For Review, Reflection, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 3 Divine Attributes and Dilemmas
- 3.1 What Is a Dilemma?
- 3.2 Ways to Respond to a Dilemma
- 3.3 Divine Attribute Dilemmas
- 3.4 Proposed Solutions to the Preceding Dilemmas
- 3.4.1 Unsurpassability
- 3.4.2 Omnipotence
- 3.4.3 Are Omnipotence and Omnibenevolence Incompatible?
- 3.4.4 Immutability and Personhood
- 3.4.5 Divine Omniscience and Human Freedom
- 3.5 Open Theism
- For Review, Reflection, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 4 Human Language and Talk about God
- For Review, Reflection, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 5 Arguments about the Existence of God
- For Review, Reflection, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 6 The Ontological Argument
- 6.1 Is Anselm's Argument Decisive?
- 6.2 A Version of Duns Scotus' Ontological Argument
- For Review, Reflection, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 7 The Cosmological Arguments
- 7.1 The First Three of "The Five Ways" of Thomas Aquinas
- 7.2 Paul Edwards' Infinite Regress Argument against the Cosmological Argument
- 7.2.1 Two Criticisms of Edwards
- 7.3 The Oscillatory Theory
- 7.3.1 Criticism of the Oscillatory Theory
- 7.4 The Kalam Cosmological Argument
- For Reflection, Review, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 8 The Teleological or Design Arguments
- 8.1 The Anthropic Principle
- 8.2 The Multiverse
- For Review, Reflection, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 9 God and Morality
- 9.1 Two Arguments from Morality for Belief in the Existence of God
- 9.2 The Relation of Morality to God
- 9.2.1 The Divine Command Theory
- 9.2.2 Theocentric Ethics
- 9.2.3 Natural Law Ethics
- For Review, Reflection, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 10 Religious Experience and Belief in God
- 10.1 The Principle of Credulity and the Rationality of Belief in God
- 10.2 Religious Experience as Evidence for the Existence of God
- 10.3 Toward a Cumulative Argument for God
- For Review, Reflection, and Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 11 Arguments against Belief in the Existence of God
- 11.1 Evidentialism and the Burden of Proof