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Author: Dan R. Stiver
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781557865816
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text provides an introduction to the developments in philosophy of language in this century, and to the way these developments have impinged upon religious language, particularly Christian discourse. Most treatments of the subject focus on the relevance of analytical philosophy of language with its verificational and functional phases.
Author: Genia Sch?nbaumsfeld
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2010-03-11
Total Pages: 700
ISBN-13: 0191614831
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCursory allusions to the relation between Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein are common in philosophical literature, but there has been little in the way of serious and comprehensive commentary on the relationship of their ideas. Genia Sch?nbaumsfeld closes this gap and offers new readings of Kierkegaard's and Wittgenstein's conceptions of philosophy and religious belief. Chapter one documents Kierkegaard's influence on Wittgenstein, while chapters two and three provide trenchant criticisms of two prominent attempts to compare the two thinkers, those by D. Z. Phillips and James Conant. In chapter four, Sch?nbaumsfeld develops Kierkegaard's and Wittgenstein's concerted criticisms of certain standard conceptions of religious belief, and defends their own positive conception against the common charges of 'irrationalism' and 'fideism'. As well as contributing to contemporary debate about how to read Kierkegaard's and Wittgenstein's work, A Confusion of the Spheres addresses issues which not only concern scholars of Wittgenstein and Kierkegaard, but anyone interested in the philosophy of religion, or the ethical aspects of philosophical practice as such.
Author: Mr Roger M White
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2013-06-28
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1409480852
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fundamental question for theology is the question how we are to understand the claims that we make about God. The only language we can understand is the language we use to talk about human beings and their environment. How can we use that language to talk about God while respecting the infinite difference between God and humanity? The traditional answer has been to appeal to the concept of analogy. However, that appeal has been interpreted in widely different ways. This book aims to clarify the question and this answer by an analysis of the concept. It begins with an exploration of the way the concept was evolved by Aristotle out of Greek mathematics as a technique for comparing "things that were remote"; followed by a critical examination of three very different classical accounts of the way religious language works: those of Thomas Aquinas, Immanuel Kant and Karl Barth. The book finally investigates the way in which analogy could be applied to answer the question initially posed - how is it possible to use human language to talk about God. This is a question of fundamental significance for the whole of religion and theology, concerning as it does our whole understanding of what we mean when we talk about God.
Author: Graham Oppy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010-04-26
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1405170824
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReading Philosophy of Religion combines a diverse selection of classical and contemporary texts in philosophy of religion with insightful commentaries. Offers a unique presentation through a combination of text and interactive commentary Provides a mix of classic and contemporary texts, including some not anthologized elsewhere Includes writings from thinkers such as Aquinas, Boethius, Hume, Plantinga and Putnam Divided into sections which examine religious language, the existence of God, reason, argument and belief, divine properties, and religious pluralism
Author: Quentin Smith
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780300062120
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a critical history of analytic philosophy from its inception in the late-19th century to the present day. The book focuses on the connections between the four leading movements in the field - logical realism, logical positivism, ordinary language analysis and linguistic essentialism.
Author: Elizabeth Burns
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-10-02
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 1317595467
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is this thing called Philosophy of Religion? grapples with the core topics studied on philosophy of religion undergraduate courses including: the meaning of religious language, including 20th century developments the nature of the Divine, including divine power, wisdom and action arguments for the existence of the Divine challenges to belief in the Divine, including the problems of evil, divine hiddenness and religious diversity believing without arguments arguments for life after death, including reincarnation. In addition to the in-depth coverage of the key themes within the subject area Elizabeth Burns explores the topics from the perspectives of the five main world religions, introducing students to the work of scholars from a variety of religious traditions and interpretations of belief. What is this thing called Philosophy of Religion? is the ideal introduction for those approaching the philosophy of religion for the first time, containing many helpful student-friendly features, such as a glossary of important terms, study questions and further reading.
Author: Valerie Hobbs
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-12-10
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1350095761
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReligious language is all around us, embedded in advertising, politics and news media. This book introduces readers to the field of theolinguistics, the study of religious language. Investigating the ways in which people talk to and about God, about the sacred and about religion itself, it considers why people make certain linguistic choices and what they accomplish. Introducing the key methods required for examining religious language, Valerie Hobbs acquaints readers with the most common and important theolinguistic features and their functions. Using critical corpus-assisted discourse analysis with a focus on archaic and other lexical features, metaphor, agency and intertextuality, she examines religious language in context. Highlighting its use in both expected locations, such as modern-day prayer and politics, and unexpected locations including advertising, sport, healthcare and news media, Hobbs analyses the shifting and porous linguistic boundaries between the religious and the secular. With discussion questions and further readings for each chapter, as well as a companion website featuring suggested answers to the reflection tasks, this is the ideal introduction to the study of religious language.
Author: William James Abraham
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 284
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael R. Slater
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-08-14
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 1107077273
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMichael R. Slater argues for the contemporary relevance of pragmatist views in the philosophy of religion.
Author: Tim Bayne
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 0198754965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhilosophy of religion contains some of our most burning questions about the role of religion in the world, and the relationship between believers and God. Tim Bayne considers the core debates surrounding the concept of God; the relationship between faith and reason; and the problem of evil, before looking at reincarnation and the afterlife.
