The conclusions are that while there can be no question of strict, logical proof, an ethical theism can be defended rationally as an explanatory, metaphysical hypothesis and there are no grounds to reject as illusory the most fundamental intuitive convictions of religion. The book, originally published in 1973, included a new theory of the ultimate criterion of truth for hypotheses, a restatement of the case for a substantial self and for indeterminism, a fresh treatment of the moral and certain other arguments for God, some points in the discussion of the problem of evil and some speculations on time.
The conclusions are that while there can be no question of strict, logical proof, an ethical theism can be defended rationally as an explanatory, metaphysical hypothesis and there are no grounds to reject as illusory the most fundamental intuitive convictions of religion. The book, originally published in 1973, included a new theory of the ultimate criterion of truth for hypotheses, a restatement of the case for a substantial self and for indeterminism, a fresh treatment of the moral and certain other arguments for God, some points in the discussion of the problem of evil and some speculations on time.
Value and Reality: The Philosophical Case for Theism
288Value and Reality: The Philosophical Case for Theism
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781138986657 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 05/20/2016 |
Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 288 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |