Isbn: 9780754654872 - the realist hope: a critique of anti-realist approaches in contemporary philosophical theology (heythrop studies in contemporary philosophy, religion and theology) (5 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Christopher J. Insole is Professor in Philosophical Theology and Ethics at the University of Durham, UK, and Professorial Fellow at the Australian Catholic University. He has published extensively on realism and anti-realism, religious e.

Zustand: New. Taking into consideration analytical, continental, historical, post-modern and contemporary thinkers, this book provides a defence of a realist construal of religious discourse. It argues that anti-realism tends towards absolutism and hubris. It also provides a perspective on approaches influenced by Wittgenstein, Kant, and apophatic theology. Series Editor(s): Hemming, Revd Dr Laurence Paul. Series: Heythrop Studies in Contemporary Philosophy, Religion & Theology. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484. . 2006. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Taking into consideration analytical, continental, historical, post-modern and contemporary thinkers, Insole provides a powerful defence of a realist construal of religious discourse. Insole argues that anti-realism tends towards absolutism and hubris. Where truth is exhausted by our beliefs about truth, there is no conceptual space for doubting those beliefs; only a conception of truth as absolute, given and accessible can guarantee the very humility, sense of fallibility and sensitivity to difference that the anti-realist rightly values. Cutting through some of the tired and well-rehearsed debates in this area, Insole provides a fresh perspective on approaches influenced by Wittgenstein, Kant, and apophatic theology. The defence of realism offered is unusual in being both analytically precise, and theologically sensitive, with a view to some of the wider and less well-explored cultural, ethical and political implications of the debate.…