God and evidence : problems for theistic philosophers /
God and Evidence presents a new set of compelling problems for theistic philosophers. The problems pertain to three types of theistic philosopher, which Lovering defines here as 'theistic inferentialists, ' 'theistic non-inferentialists, ' and 'theistic fideists.' Theis...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Bloomsbury,
2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Introduction; Key concepts; Theistic inferentialists, theistic noninferentialists, and theistic fideists; Problems for theistic philosophers; Conclusion; Chapter 2 A Problem for Theistic Inferentialists; Introduction; The case of the world-class archeologists and the undiscovered goblet; The problem of the theistic inferentialists; Solutions to the problem of the theistic inferentialists; Conclusion; Chapter 3 A Problem for Theistic Noninferentialists; Introduction; The problem of the hiddenness of God.
- The soul-making defense of God's hiddennessFirst objection: From God's hiddenness to God's nonexistence; Possible replies; Second objection: Ways of hiding; Third objection: On intentions, rewards, and punishments; Conclusion; Chapter 4 A Problem for Theistic Fideists; Introduction; On the morality of having faith that God exists; Objections; Conclusion; Chapter 5 A Problem for All Three Theistic Philosophers; Introduction; On whether we can know what God would do; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Another Problem for All Three Theistic Philosophers; Introduction.
- On the logical impossibility of divine omniscience-first argumentObjections to the first argument; On the logical impossibility of divine omniscience-second argument; Objections to the second argument; Conclusion; Appendix: On Nonevidential Reasons for Theism; Introduction; On nonevidential reasons for theism; A lesson learned; Bibliography; Index.