Michael R. Slater (Washington DC Georgetown University)

Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Religion

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Produktbeschreibung

Michael R. Slater argues for the contemporary relevance of pragmatist views in the philosophy of religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9781107434271
• ISBN-10: 1107434270
• Artikelnr.: 45154644

Autorenporträt

Michael R. Slater is a Lecturer in the Department of Theology at Georgetown University, Washington DC. He is the author of William James on Ethics and Faith (2009).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: two rival versions of pragmatism
1. Reconsidering James's account of religion
2. James's objections to natural theology
3. Peirce on the naturalness and explanatory power of theism
4. Naturalism, secularism, and accommodationism in Dewey's account of religion
5. Two Neo-Deweyan accounts of religion: Rorty and Kitcher on religious faith
6. Pragmatism, theism, and the viability of metaphysical realism
7. Pragmatism, reason, and religious faith.