Joseph Butler: The Analogy of Religion

Herausgeber: Mcnaughton, David

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Produktbeschreibung

Joseph Butler's The Analogy of Religion (1736) is a classic defence of Christian belief against many well-known objections. This edition includes a detailed synopsis, a selection from the correspondence between Butler and Samuel Clarke, and an overview of philosophical influences on Butler's thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780198785873
• ISBN-10: 0198785879
• Artikelnr.: 61936141

Autorenporträt

David McNaughton is retired and lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two dogs. He was formerly Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University and, prior to that, at Keele University. He was founder and first President of the British Society for Ethical Theory. He is the author of Moral Vision (Blackwell, 1988) and, with Eve Garrard, Forgiveness (Routledge, 2010), and of a number of papers on ethics, philosophy of religion, and the relations between the two. He is currently writing a book on Joseph Butler. He is also working with Piers Rawling on a book outlining their approach to practical reasons.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Notes on the Text
Synopsis of The Analogy of Religion
Memorials to Joseph Butler
THE ANALOGY OF RELIGION
A Selection from the Correspondence between Joseph Butler and Samuel Clarke
Editor's Notes
Butler's Predecessors