The mental philosophy of John Henry Newman / Jay Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Jay, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theism.

Faith.

Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890. Essay in aid of a grammar of assent.

Newman, John Henry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John Henry Newman's writings in theology, apologetics, history, poetry, and educational theory, among other fields, made him one of the most controversial as well as influential modern Christian thinkers. Central to his religious vision was his innovative and complex "mental philosophy," first sketched out at Oxford during his Anglican years and developed in its most detailed form in his celebrated Grammar of Assent. In The Mental Philosophy of John Henry Newman, Jay Newman (no relation) presents a careful scrutiny of John Henry Newman's phenomenology of belief and epistemology in the context of the nineteenth-century cleric's major work. He departs from traditional historical and technological approaches to Newman's work on belief and critically examines Newman's contribution in this area from the standpoint of contemporary analytical philosophy. The study examines the sources, aims, and implications of Newman's philosophical project. While it draws attention to the positive value of Newman's original approach, it also explores the weaknesses and dangers of Newman's main phenomenological and epistemological theories. Jay Newman not only makes a significant original contribution to the field of Newman studies but also provides us with a guide to some of the problems and confusions of the Grammar of Assent.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Newman's Philosophical Project; Chapter Two: Modes of Apprehension and Belief; Chapter Three: Religious Belief as ""Real""; Chapter Four: Degrees of Belief; Chapter Five: Formal and Informal Inference; Chapter Six: The Illative Sense; Chapter Seven: Mens ad Cor Loquitur; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613810618

9781554585656

1554585651

9781282232877

1282232878

9780889206687

0889206686

OCLC:

243579499