The existence of God : a philosophical introduction / Yujin Nagasawa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nagasawa, Yujin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God--Proof.

God.

Natural theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; NY : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Does God exist? What are the various arguments that seek to prove the existence of God? Can atheists refute these arguments? The Existence of God: A Philosophical Introduction assesses classical and contemporary arguments concerning the existence of God:the ontological argument, introducing the nature of existence, possible worlds, parody objections, and the evolutionary origin of the concept of God the cosmological argument, discussing metaphysical paradoxes of infinity, scientific models of the universe, and philosophers' discussions about ultimate reality

Contents:

Front Cover; The Existence of God; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: An armchair proof of the existence of God; 1. Gödel's secret project; 2. Anselm's discovery; 3. Descartes's ontological argument; 4. Objections to the ontological argument; 5. Hartshorne's discovery; 6. Objections to the modal ontological argument; 7. Gödel's ontological argument; Part II: 'Follow the evidence wherever it leads': evolution vs. intelligent design; 1. Professor Flew's conversion; 2. Battles over evolution; 3. Intelligent design

4. History of the design argument5. Objections to the design argument; 6. The theory of evolution; 7. Judge Jones's verdict on intelligent design; Part III: The big bang, infinity, and the meaning of life; 1. The big bang; 2. Infinity; 3. History of the cosmological argument; 4. The Kalam cosmological argument; 5. Objections to the Kalam cosmological argument; 6 Infinity and the meaning of life; Conclusion: Additional arguments for and against the existence of God; 1. Further arguments for the existence of God; 2. Arguments against the existence of God; Notes; Further reading; Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-73745-6

1-283-10336-2

9786613103369

1-136-73746-4

0-203-81862-8

9780203818626

OCLC:

719452464