Eugene Thomas Long Originally published in the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Volume 63, Nos 13. DOI: 10. 1007/s11153-007-9155-4 © Springer Science+Business Media B. V. 2007 This volume is presented as a tribute to the life and work of D. Z. Phillips. Six of the articles were originally presented at the annual conference on the philosophy of religion organized by Phillips and held at Claremont Graduate University, February 910, 2007. Unfortunately, Phillipsdidnotlivetoparticipateintheconferenceitself. HediedunexpectedlyJuly25,2006 in the library of his beloved University of Wales, Swansea. Previously published volumes of essays,basedonconferencesorganizedbyPhillipsinClaremont,includedachapterentitled, Voices in Discussion, in which Phillips provided his own reactions to the discussions wr- ten almost immediately after the conference. Sadly, this volume appears without the addition of his voice. Born in Morriston, near Swansea, Phillips was a Welsh speaker, a strong supporter of Welsh speaking schools and the author of many works in philosophy and literature in Welsh and English. Known widely as the leading representative of the movement in the philo- phy of religion called Wittgensteinianism, Phillips spent much of his effort challenging the tendency of philosophers to elevate one kind of discourse to the point where it becomes the norm by which other forms of discourse are to be judged.

Essays by leading philosophers of religion discuss the ethics and rationality of belief, one of the most fundamental questions in the philosophy of religion and philosophical theology Authors representing different philosophical traditions engage in dialogue concerning the question whether or not religious belief is morally permissible where there is insufficient evidence Different conceptions of faith, belief and evidence are presented and evaluated

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This volume is presented as a tribute to D.Z. Phillips and the introduction by Eugene Long includes a brief discussion of Phillips' life and work. The first six articles were originally written at the invitation of Phillips for a conference on the ethics of belief held at Claremont Graduate University. Unfortunately Phillips died unexpectedly July 25, 2006 and was unable to participate in the conference. Two additional essays were invited by the editors to help add Phillips' voice to the discussion. Essays by Allen Wood, Richard Amesbury and Van Harvey discuss the question of the ethics of belief in the context of the evidentialist principle most frequently associated with W. K. Clifford. Essays by Ronney Mourad, Jennifer Faust and Robert Audi are concerned with the voluntariness of belief, the persuasive power of arguments and differing conceptions of faith, belief and acceptance. The final two essays by John Whittaker and Anselm Min focus on Phillips' understanding of the logic and rationality of religious belief. The book concludes with a tribute to Phillips written by Patrick Horn.

Ethics of Belief: Essays in Tribute to D.Z. Phillips should be of particular interest to upper level undergraduates, graduate students and professionals in the fields of philosophy, religious studies and theology.

Reprinted from The International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 63:1-3 (2008).

Inhalt
Acknowledgments.- Ethics of belief: introduction.- The duty to believe according to the evidence.- The virtues of belief: toward a non-evidentialist ethics of belief-formation.- The ethics of belief and two conceptions of christian faith.- Choosing to believe.- Can religious arguments persuade?.- Belief, faith, and acceptance.- D. Z. Phillips and reasonable belief.- D. Z. Phillips on the grammar of God.- Tribute to Dewi Z. Phillips.