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Idealism and Christian philosophy / edited by Steven B. Cowan and James S. Spiegel.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Idealism and Christianity ; v. 2.
- Idealism and Christianity ; volume 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Idealism.
- Philosophy and religion.
- Christian philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 211 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2016]
- Summary:
- Idealism and Christian Philosophy is Part of a Two-Volume Investigation of Idealism and Christian Thought Along with Idealism and Christian Theology (General Editor: James S. Spiegel). Berkeleyan immaterialism is not taken seriously by most philosophers, not to mention the typical Christian layperson. This state of affairs deserves some attempt at rectification, since Idealism has considerable explanatory power as a metaphysical thesis and provides numerous practical and theoretical benefits. Such thinkers as George Berkeley and Jonathan Edwards believed that Idealism is especially amenable to a Christian perspective, both because it provides a plausible way of conceptualizing the world from a theistic standpoint and because it effectively addresses skeptical challenges to the Christian faith. The contributors to this volume explore a variety of ways in which the case can be made for this claim, including potential solutions to philosophical problems related to the nature of time, the ontology of physical objects, the mind-body problem, and the nature of science. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Idealism and Christian philosophy / Steven B. Cowan and James S. Spiegel
- Idealism and the reasonableness of theistic belief / James S. Spiegel
- Idealism and the nature of truth / Gregory E. Trickett
- What is that stone? Idealism and particulars / Steven B. Cowan
- Idealism and perception: why Berkeleyan idealism is not as counterintuitive as it seems / Howard Robinson
- Idealism and the mind-body problem / Charles Taliaferro
- Idealism and the nature of God / Adam Groza
- God, idealism, and time: a Berkeleyan approach to old questions / Benjamin H. Arbour
- Idealism and science / Douglas K. Blount
- Immaterialism, miracles, and the laws of nature / Marc A. Hight
- What's the point? Idealism and the moral life / Keith Ward.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Electronic version: Idealism and Christian philosophy.
- ISBN:
- 9781628924060
- 1628924063
- OCLC:
- 908262564
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