Herman Philipse (The Netherlands Universiteit Utrecht)

Reason and Religion

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Combines philosophical investigations concerning the truth of religious convictions with empirical research on the origins and functions of religious beliefs. This book focuses on two core questions: (1) How probable is it that any particular god exists? (2) How should we account for the occurrence of religious beliefs in human societies?

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9781316614068
• ISBN-10: 1316614069
• Artikelnr.: 62886932

Autorenporträt

Herman Philipse is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. He is the author of God in the Age of Science? A Critique of Religious Reason (Oxford University Press), and of numerous publications on many philosophical topics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. The Reasonableness of Religious Beliefs: 1. Religious epistemology
2. Science and religion
Part II. The Evolution of Religion and Ethics
3. Religions: Origins and evolution
4. Religion and ethics
Part III. Apologetic Strategies Evaluated: 5. The decision tree for religious believers
6. Natural theology
Conclusion.