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Philosophers on God: Talking about Existence: Talking about Philosophy

Editat de Jack Symes
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The origin of our universe is the greatest mystery of all. How do we find ourselves existing, let alone enveloped in a cosmos enriched with such order and complexity? For religious philosophers, despite the incredible advances of modern physics, we are no closer to a scientific explanation of where the universe came from. 'God', they affirm, 'is the best solution to the mystery.' Yet, there are those who call for patience. The new atheists remind us that science has a habit of explaining what was once unexplainable. In the meantime, we should not delude ourselves into contentment. 'Religion', they say, 'is the opium of the people and the enemy of progress. In fact, God may be the nastiest idea in human history.'

This book is a short, engaging and accessible guide to the mystery of existence. Featuring remastered interviews and original essays from the world's most influential and respected thinkers, Philosophers on God explores the most fascinating and innovative research in all of philosophy and science. In doing so, it sheds new light on the nature, purpose and ultimate destination of our universe.

Contributors: Susan Blackmore, William Lane Craig, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Daniel J. Hill, Jessica Frazier, Silvia Jonas, Asha Lancaster-Thomas, Stephen Law, Casey Logue, Yujin Nagasawa, Richard Swinburne, Jack Symes, Mohammad Saleh Zarepour.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781350227293
ISBN-10: 1350227293
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 150 x 220 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Talking about Philosophy

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Illustrations
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Preface

1. Why God Matters, Daniel J. Hill
2. The Coherence of Theism, Richard Swinburne
3. Reasonable Faith, William Lane Craig
4. The Necessary Existent, Mohammad Saleh Zarepour
5. God is a Meme, Susan Blackmore
6. Why I'm an Atheist, Richard Dawkins
7. The Problem of Evil for Atheists, Yujin Nagasawa
8. The Evil-God Challenge, Stephen Law
9. Breaking the Spell, Daniel Dennett
10. The Rationality of Theism, Silvia Jonas
11. Ex Deo, Jessica Frazier
12. The World is God, Asha Lancaster-Thomas

Notes & Sources
Index

Recenzii

The contributedessays are admirably clear, and the interview format lends itself to the clarity of aconversational style. The book is therefore well suited to readers, including schoolstudents, looking for an introduction to philosophical discussions of belief in theexistence of God.
Philosophers on God is brilliantly readable, and the topic is endlessly fascinating. Whether God exists or not, He or She has many advantages for the philosopher as a topic of speculation, not least that we are not likely to run out of things to say about the matter, because it will never be resolved. In this well-structured book, Jack Symes faces several eminent thinkers, some believers and some not, with exactly the sort of questions we'd put forward ourselves if we could think clearly enough. Some of their answers are more familiar than others, naturally; some surprised me; all told me something, and some told me a lot; none persuaded me completely. I end much as I began, like the judge in one of F.E. Smith's cases, no wiser than before, but much better informed.
This book is promoted as a "short, engaging and accessible guide to the mystery of existence", and on none of those counts does it disappoint.
Philosophers on God manages to be both insightful and extremely readable. The volume consists of short articles and engaging interviews from important philosophers around the globe. This volume will be a helpful resource in the classroom and at the coffee shop.