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Pragmatism and the philosophy of religion /

In this book, Michael Slater provides a new assessment of pragmatist views in the philosophy of religion. Focusing on the tension between naturalist and anti-naturalist versions of pragmatism, he argues that the anti-naturalist religious views of philosophers such as William James and Charles Peirce...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Slater, Michael R., 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: two rival versions of pragmatism
  • Reconsidering James's account ot religion
  • James's objections to natural theology
  • Pierce on the naturalness and explanatory power of theism
  • Naturalism, secularism, and accomodationism in Dewey's account of religion
  • Two neo-Deweyan accounts of religion : Rorty and Kitcher on religious faith
  • Pragmatism, theism, and the viability of metaphysical realism
  • Pragmatism, reason, and religious faith.