Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Religion

ISBN-13: 9781107434271 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 218 str.

Michael Slater

Opis

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

Spis treści

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.