Philosophy of religion : the key thinkers / edited by Jeffrey J. Jordan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jordan, Jeff, 1959-2025.

Series:

Continuum key thinkers.

Continuum key thinkers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Christianity--Philosophy.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arguments concerning the existence and nature of God have been a staple of western philosophy for over 2,000 years. Philosophy of Religion: The Key Thinkers offers a comprehensive historical overview of this fascinating field. Nine specially commissioned essays introduce and explore the contributions of those philosophers who have shaped the subject and the central issues and arguments therein. The book reconstructs the history of the philosophy of religion, clearly illustrating the most important attempts to address such crucial issues as the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, t

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; 1. Key Thinkers in the Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction; 2. Anselm and the Classical Idea of God: A Debate; 3. Anselm and the Ontological Argument; 4. Aquinas and the Cosmological Argument; 5. William Paley and the Argument from Design; 6. Kant and the Moral Argument; 7. William James and Religious Experience; 8. Pascal and the Wager; 9. Hume and Reports of Miracles; 10. Hume and the Problem of Evil; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-91250-X

9786612912504

1-4411-2653-8

OCLC:

693761508