Richard Swinburne : Christian philosophy in a modern world / Nicola Mössner, Sebastian Schmoranzer, Christian Weidemann (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mössner, Nicola.

Schmoranzer, Sebastian.

Weidmann, Christian.

Series:

Münstersche Vorlesungen zur Philosophie ; 11.

Münstersche Vorlesungen zur Philosophie = Münster lectures on philosophy ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian philosophy.

Swinburne, Richard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt ; New Brunswick : Ontos Verlag, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Richard Swinburne is one of the most influential contemporary proponents of the analytical philosophy of religion. He is, above all, a traditional theist, i.e. he believes, that there exists an eternal, uncreated and immaterial perfect soul called "God" which is omnipotent, omniscient, perfectly free, morally perfect and the creator and sustainer of the universe. However, his interests are very wide-ranging. He has written on almost every central theological and philosophical issue such as epistemology, metaphysics, theory of mind and ethics. Swinburne is particularly well-known for his percep

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS OF RICHARD SWINBURNE'S MAJOR WORKS

1. Lecture

THE PROBLEM OF EVIL / Swinburne, Richard

2. Colloquium

IS SIMPLICITY AN ADEQUATE CRITERION OF THEORY CHOICE? / Göhner, Julia / Kaiser, Marie I. / Suhm, Christian

SIMPLY FALSE? / Korbmacher, Johannes / Schmoranzer, Sebastian / Seide, Ansgar

IS THE PRINCIPLE OF TESTIMONY SIMPLY EPISTEMICALLY FUNDAMENTAL OR SIMPLY NOT? / Mößner, Nicola / Seidel, Markus

HOW TO HECKLE SWINBURNE ON GOD AND TIME / Göcke, Benedikt Paul / Hoesch, Matthias / Rohs, Peter

GOD OR MULTIVERSE? / Hankeln, Jennifer / Schleiff, Matthias / Schöttner, Paul / Weidemann, Christian

ON SWINBURNE AND POSSIBLE WORLDS / Leonhard, Gordon / Michel, Jan G. / Prien, Bernd

SUBSTANCE DUALISM SUBSTANTIALLY DUELLED / Honnacker, Ana / Michel, Jan G. / Richter, Martin W. / Weber, Arne M. / Ziesche, Arnold

OMNIPOTENCE, OMNISCIENCE, AND GOD'S RIGHT / Brückner, Anna / Lührmann, Jana / Pohl, Michael / Rosenhagen, Raja

JUSTIFICATION BY REVELATION? / Jömann, Norbert / Kammesheidt, Rebekka / Laukötter, Sebastian / Muders, Sebastian / Zirpel, Thimo

GOD'S GIFT OF LIFE OR: HOW TO LOOK A GIFT-HORSE IN THE MOUTH / König, Katharina / Kösters, Andreas / Laukötter, Sebastian / Lüdenbach, Claus / Muders, Sebastian

HOMOPHOBIA AND THE LIMITS OF SCIENTIFIC PHILOSOPHY / Pleitz, Martin

REPLY TO MY CRITICS / Swinburne, Richard

REFERENCES

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-86838-004-3

3-11-032616-7

OCLC:

851970824