J J C Smart, J J Haldane

Gebundenes Buch

Atheism and Theism

Beschreibung

The issue of whether or not there is a God is one of the oldest and most widely disputed philosophical questions. It is a debate that spreads far across the range of philosophical questions about the status of science, the nature of mind, the character of good and evil, the epistemology of experience and testimony, and so on. In this book two philosophers, each committed to unambiguous versions of belief and disbelief, debate the central issues of atheism and theism. Smart opens the debate by arguing that theism is philosophically untenable and seeks to explain metaphysical truth in the light of total science. Haldane continues the discussion by affirming that the existence of the world, and the possibility of our coming to have knowledge of it, depend upon the existence of a creating, sustaining, personal God. This is followed by replies, where each philosopher has the chance to respond and to defend his position. This second edition contains new essays by each philosopher, responding to criticisms and building on their previous work.

Autor

J. J. C. Smart is Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University. He is the author of many books, including Philosophy and Scientific Realism , Ethics, Persuasion and Truth and (with Bernard Williams) Utilitarianism: For and Against. J. J. Haldane is Professor of Philosophy in the University of St Andrews and Director of the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs. He recently held the Royden Davis Chair in Humanities at Georgetown University. He has published widely in metaphysics, philosophy of mind and social philosophy. He is co-editor of several volumes and author of The Intelligent Person's Guide to Religion (2003).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 601g
• ISBN-13: 9780631232582
• ISBN-10: 0631232583
• Artikelnr.: 21838000

Rezensionen

"Smart and Haldane are both remarkable philosophers. Each in hisown way possesses the rare combination of formidable dialecticalskills, an original vision for philosophy, and immense personalintegrity ... I do not see how anyone could read this book and notfeel that it represents the finest kind of intellectual encounter..."Hilary Putnam, Harvard University

"Philosophers of both theistic and atheistic persuasions willfind this important new debate on theism particularly interestingfor themselves and for their students. Haldane an Smart show thatthe dispute over the existence of God is very much alive among thebest philosophers at the end of the twentieth century." LindaZagzebski, University of Oklahoma

"This book show contemporary academic philosophy at its best."Scientific and Medical Network Review