Consciousness and the existence of God : a theistic argument / J.P. Moreland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moreland, J. P. (James Porter), 1948-

Series:

Routledge studies in the philosophy of religion ; 4.

Routledge studies in the philosophy of religion ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Naturalism.

Theism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Consciousness and the Existence of God , JP Moreland argues that the existence of finite, irreducible consciousness (or its regular, law-like correlation with physical states) provides evidence for the existence of God. Considering Searle's contingent correlation, O'Connor's emergent necessitation, and Nagel's mysterian "naturalism," Moreland concludes that these versions of naturalism should be rejected in favor of what he calls  "the Argument from Consciousness."

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The epistemic backdrop for locating consciousness in a naturalist ontology; 2 The argument from consciousness; 3 John Searle and contingent correlation; 4 Timothy O'Connor and emergent necessitation; 5 Colin McGinn and mysterian "naturalism"; 6 David Skrbina and panpsychism; 7 Philip Clayton and pluralistic emergentist monism; 8 Science and strong physicalism; 9 AC, dualism and the fear of God; Notes; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-135-89679-8

1-281-31371-8

9786611313715

0-203-92933-0

9780203929339

OCLC:

476137959