Informationen zum Autor Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy at St. Olaf College. He is author of Consciousness and the Mind of God (1994), Contemporary Philosophy of Religion (Blackwell 1998), and co-editor of A Companion to Philosophy of Religion (Blackwell, 1997). Paul J. Griffiths is Schmitt Chair of Catholic Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is author of On Being Buddha: The Classical Doctrine of Buddhahood (1994), Religious Reading: The Place of Reading in the Practice of Religion (1999), and Problems of Religious Diversity (Blackwell, 2001). Klappentext This substantial anthology of classical and contemporary readings serves as a survey and analysis of the key issues, figures, and concepts in the philosophy of religion. The readings examine a wide variety of topics, including religious identity, theism and divine attributes, explanations of religion, theistic arguments, nontheistic religions, evils and goods, religious values, personal identity, and death.The integration of the key issues concerning students today makes this book distinctive and accessible. Edited and introduced by distinguished scholars, these essays are essential reading for anyone interested in the philosophy of religion. Zusammenfassung This anthology is comprised of a collection of classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of religion! providing a survey and analysis of the key issues! figures and concepts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments. Part I: Religious Identity:Introduction.1. What Makes Religious Beliefs Religious?: W.D. Hudson.2. World Religions and World Orders: Stephen R.L. Clark.3. Religion: Paul J. Griffiths.Part II: Theism and Divine Attributes:Introduction.4. God: Richard Swinburne.5. The Power of God and God's Knowledge: Thomas V. Morris.6. Eternity: Brian Leftow.7. Divine Freedom and Creation: Laura L. Garcia.8. The Idea of God in Feminist Philosophy: Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki.Part III: Explanations of Religion:Introduction.9. Theology and Falsification: A Symposium: Anthony Flew.10. Psychoanalysis and Theism: Adolf Grunbaum.11. Psychoanalytic Theory and Theistic Belief: William Alston.12. The Varieties of Religious Experience: William James.13. The Numinous: Rudolf Otto.14. Religious Experience: Caroline Frank Davis.15. The Groundlessness of Belief: Norman Malcolm.16. Thought-Project: Johannes Climacus.17. The Ethics of Belief: W.K. Clifford.18. Religious belief as properly basic: Alvin Platinga.Part IV: Theistic Arguments:Introduction.19. The Cosmological Argument: Richard Swinburne.20. Cosmological Arguments: J.L. Mackie.21. Teleological Argument: David Hume.22. The Arguments from Design: Richard Hambourger.23. Anselm's Ontological Arguments: Norman Malcolm.24. The Ontological Argument: Michael Martin.Part V: Nontheistic Religions:Introduction.25. Darsana! Anviksiki! Philosophy: Wilhelm Halbfass.26. The Preview of the Real Atomic Theory: Georges B.J. Dreyfus.27. Finding a Self: Buddhist and Feminist Perspectives: Anne Carolyn Klein.28. How Many Nondualities Are There?: David Low.Part VI: Evils and Goods:Introduction.29. The Problem of the Natural Evil: Mary Midgley.30. The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism: William L. Rowe.31. The Problem of Evil: Brian Davies.32. The Problem of Evil! the Problem of Air! and the Problem of Silence: Peter Van Inwagen.33. Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God: Marilyn McCord Adams.34. Selves and Shadows: Mary Midgley.35. Buddhism and Evil: Martin Southwold.36. Evil and Ethical Terror: Nel Noddings.Part VII: Religious Values:Introduction.37. Pluralism! Tolerance! and Disagreement: Edward Langerak.38. A Modified Command Theory of Ethical Wrongness: Robert Merrihew Adams.39. Morality and Religion Reconsidered: Baruch A. Brody.40. Religion and the Queerness of Morality: George Mavrodes.41. Pure Love: R. M. Adams.42. ...

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Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy at St. Olaf College. He is author of Consciousness and the Mind of God (1994), Contemporary Philosophy of Religion (Blackwell 1998), and co-editor of A Companion to Philosophy of Religion (Blackwell, 1997).
Paul J. Griffiths is Schmitt Chair of Catholic Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is author of On Being Buddha: The Classical Doctrine of Buddhahood (1994), Religious Reading: The Place of Reading in the Practice of Religion (1999), and Problems of Religious Diversity (Blackwell, 2001).

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This substantial anthology of classical and contemporary readings serves as a survey and analysis of the key issues, figures, and concepts in the philosophy of religion.
The readings examine a wide variety of topics, including religious identity, theism and divine attributes, explanations of religion, theistic arguments, nontheistic religions, evils and goods, religious values, personal identity, and death.The integration of the key issues concerning students today makes this book distinctive and accessible. Edited and introduced by distinguished scholars, these essays are essential reading for anyone interested in the philosophy of religion.

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This anthology is comprised of a collection of classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of religion, providing a survey and analysis of the key issues, figures and concepts.

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Acknowledgments. Part I: Religious Identity:Introduction.1. What Makes Religious Beliefs Religious?: W.D. Hudson.2. World Religions and World Orders: Stephen R.L. Clark.3. Religion: Paul J. Griffiths.Part II: Theism and Divine Attributes:Introduction.4. God: Richard Swinburne.5. The Power of God and God's Knowledge: Thomas V. Morris.6. Eternity: Brian Leftow.7. Divine Freedom and Creation: Laura L. Garcia.8. The Idea of God in Feminist Philosophy: Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki.Part III: Explanations of Religion:Introduction.9. Theology and Falsification: A Symposium: Anthony Flew.10. Psychoanalysis and Theism: Adolf Grunbaum.11. Psychoanalytic Theory and Theistic Belief: William Alston.12. The Varieties of Religious Experience: William James.13. The Numinous: Rudolf Otto.14. Religious Experience: Caroline Frank Davis.15. The Groundlessness of Belief: Norman Malcolm.16. Thought-Project: Johannes Climacus.17. The Ethics of Belief: W.K. Clifford.18. Religious belief as properly basic: Alvin Platinga.Part IV: Theistic Arguments:Introduction.19. The Cosmological Argument: Richard Swinburne.20. Cosmological Arguments: J.L. Mackie.21. Teleological Argument: David Hume.22. The Arguments from Design: Richard Hambourger.23. Anselm's Ontological Arguments: Norman Malcolm.24. The Ontological Argument: Michael Martin.Part V: Nontheistic Religions:Introduction.25. Darsana, Anviksiki, Philosophy: Wilhelm Halbfass.26. The Preview of the Real Atomic Theory: Georges B.J. Dreyfus.27. Finding a Self: Buddhist and Feminist Perspectives: Anne Carolyn Klein.28. How Many Nondualities Are There?: David Low.Part VI: Evils and Goods:Introduction.29. The Problem of the Natural Evil: Mary Midgley.30. The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism: William L. Rowe.31. The Problem of Evil: Brian Davies.32. The Problem of Evil, the Problem of Air, and the Problem of Silence: Peter Van Inwagen.33. Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God: Marilyn McCord Adams.34. Selves and Shadows: Mary Midgley.35. Buddhism and Evil: Martin Southwold.36. Evil and Ethical Terror: Nel Noddings.Part VII: Religious Values:Introduction.37. Pluralism, Tolerance, and Disagreement: Edward Langerak.38. A Modified Command Theory of Ethical Wrongness: Robert Merrihew Adams.39. Morality and Religion Reconsidered: Baruch A. Brody.40. Religion and the Queerness of Morality: George Mavrodes.41. Pure Love: R…