Philosophy and Religion from Plato to Postmodernism - Charlesworth, Max; Charlesworth, M. J.
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From the works of the Greek philosophers to the postmodernist theories of Jaques Derrida and Richard Rorty, this authoritative survey encompasses over two thousand years of interaction between philosophical and religious thought. Exploring the various ways in which philosophy can relate to the monotheistic religions. Max Charlesworth tracks five key approaches in a carefully structured and accessible manner. Following a chronological pattern, these five chapters consider both major and less well-known philosophers, and feature detailed coverage of: * Plato, Aristotle and the Ancient Greeks *…mehr

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From the works of the Greek philosophers to the postmodernist theories of Jaques Derrida and Richard Rorty, this authoritative survey encompasses over two thousand years of interaction between philosophical and religious thought. Exploring the various ways in which philosophy can relate to the monotheistic religions. Max Charlesworth tracks five key approaches in a carefully structured and accessible manner. Following a chronological pattern, these five chapters consider both major and less well-known philosophers, and feature detailed coverage of: * Plato, Aristotle and the Ancient Greeks * philosophy and theology in St Augustine and Thomas Aquinas * Reason, agnosticism and the works of Kant and Kierkegaard * Linguistic Analysis, religion and Wittgenstein * Postmodernism and religion: Heidegger, Derrida and Rorty Accompanied by full reference notesm this thorough and up-to-date text is essential reading for all students and thinkers who wish to know more about philosophy, religion and the diverse ways in which thse two fields have come together over the centuries.
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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.