Introduction to Philosophy

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Branson, Beau, editor.

Hendricks, Christina, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanities--Textbooks.

Humanities.

Philosophy--Textbooks.

Philosophy.

Religion--Textbooks.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Rebus Community [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion introduces some of the major traditional arguments for and against the existence of God, as well as some less well-known, but thought-provoking arguments for the existence of God, and one of the most important new challenges to religious belief from the Cognitive Science of Religion. An introductory chapter traces the connection between philosophy and religion throughout Western history, and a final chapter addresses the place of non-Western and non-monotheistic religions within contemporary philosophy of religion.

Contents:

1. The Intertwining of Philosophy and Religion in the Western Tradition

2. Reasons to Believe – Theoretical Arguments

3. Non-Standard Arguments for God’s Existence

4. Reasons Not to Believe

5. Debunking Arguments against Theistic Belief

6. From Philosophy of (Mono)theism to Philosophy of Religions

Notes:

CC BY

Description based on print resource