The future of reason, science and faith : following modernity and post-modernity / J. Andrew Kirk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirk, J. Andrew.

Series:

Transcending boundaries in philosophy and theology.

Transcending boundaries in philosophy and theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Faith and reason.

Christianity and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on the history of ideas, this book explores important questions concerning knowledge in relation to philosophy, science, ethics and Christian faith. Kirk contributes to the current debate about the intellectual basis and integrity of Western culture, exploring controversial issues concerning the notions of modernity and post-modernity.

Contents:

An enigma and an idea

An enquiry into the origins of modern science

The turn to rationalism : justification by reason alone?

The turn to empiricism : knowledge through science alone?

The turn to historicism

The turn to language

The world in transit : between arrival and departure (part one)

The world in transit : between arrival and departure (part two)

Regaining a lost opportunity : the preconditions

Regaining a lost opportunity : the conditions

Summing up : the story, the enigma, the solution.

Notes:

First published 2007 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-252) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-23945-0

1-281-10433-7

9786611104337

0-7546-8448-2

9781315239453

OCLC:

342188183