Philosophy and Religion: From Plato to Postmodernism

by M.J. Charlesworth

Overview

This title presents a core text for undergraduates and those interested in the relationship between philosophy and religion. Five chapters track the many different theories of philosophy and religion, from medieval times, through the Enlightenment, to the latest postmodern theories. Covering thinkers from Aristotle to Al-Ghazali and Kant to Wittgenstein, this work is intended for both students and general readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780744605
Publisher:	Oneworld Publications
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	218
File size:	656 KB

About the Author

Max Charlesworth was formerly Professor of Philosophy at Deakin University, Australia, and is the author of a number of books on the philosophy of religion, including 'St Anselm's 'proslogion', 'The problem of religious language' and 'Religious Inventions'. He is an expert on Australian Aboriginal religions, and has edited a number of studies in this area.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1
1. Philosophy as Religion 11
2. Philosophy as the handmaid of Religion 47
3. Philosophy as making room for faith 85
4. Philosophy as the anaylsis of religious language 133
5. Philosophyt as Postmodernist critique of the religious domain 155
6. conclusion 173