| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 211 pages) |
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Idealism and Christianity ; volume 2 |
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Idealism and Christianity ; v. 2.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Imprint; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Idealism and Christian Philosophy; The relevance of idealism to Christian philosophy; Aims of the book and a note on terminology; Chapter previews; 1 Idealism and the Reasonableness of Theistic Belief; The Berkeleyan thesis: Esse est percipi, aut percipere; Implications of idealism regarding evidence for God; Some concerns regarding the problem of evil; Conclusion; 2 Idealism and the Nature of Truth; Alston's Realist Conception of Truth; Realism and Berkeleyan idealism |
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Possible and actual ideas in the mind of GodAn idealist CT; Conclusion; 3 What Is that Stone? Idealism and Particulars; The bundle theory and its problems; The substratum theory and its problems; The substance theory; A Berkeleyan account of particulars; Conclusion; 4 Idealism and Perception: Why Berkeleyan Idealism Is Not as Counterintuitive as It Seems; The choices facing common sense; Is what lies behind experience just a framework of law?; Idealism and the common sense view of physical objects; Scientific realism and common sense; 5 Idealism and the Mind-Body Problem |
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The primacy of the mentalIdealism and the primacy of the mental; Idealism and the future of the mind-body problem; The importance of idealism; 6 Idealism and the Nature of God; Pantheism; Panentheism; Conclusion; 7 God, Idealism, and Time: A Berkeleyan Approach to Old Questions; God; Idealism and God; Time; God and time; God, idealism, and time; On the impossibility of multiple, independent, distinct a-series; On the impossibility of interaction between distinct time series; Omnipotence and accidental impossibility; Conclusion; 8 Idealism and Science |
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Berkeley's phenomenalist philosophy of scienceLess than ideal reasons for taking Berkeley seriously on science; Conclusion; 9 Immaterialism, Miracles, and the Laws of Nature; Miracles and materialism; Miracles and divine contravention: The traditional view; Miracles and natural law; The materialist and creation; The immaterialist alternative: Miracle as creation; 10 What's the Point? Idealism and the Moral Life; Intrinsic value in the universe; The moral goal of the universe; Creativity and change; Appreciation and understanding; Synergy and empathy; Christian idealism; Notes on Contributors |
| Summary |
"When it comes to contemporary philosophical problems, metaphysical idealism or Berkeleyan immaterialism is not taken seriously by most philosophers, not to mention the typical Christian layperson. This state of affairs deserves some attempt at rectification, since Idealism has considerable explanatory power as a metaphysical thesis and provides numerous practical and theoretical benefits. Such thinkers as George Berkeley and Jonathan Edwards believed that Idealism is especially amenable to a Christian perspective, both because it provides a plausible way of conceptualizing the world from a theistic standpoint and because it effectively addresses skeptical challenges to the Christian faith. The contributors to this volume explore a variety of ways in which the case can be made for this claim, including potential solutions to philosophical problems related to the nature of time, the ontology of physical objects, the mind-body problem, and the nature of science."--Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Idealism.
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Philosophy and religion.
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Christian philosophy.
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idealism (philosophical movement)
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Philosophy of religion.
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Christian theology.
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Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology.
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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Christian philosophy
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Idealism
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Philosophy and religion
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cowan, Steven B., 1962- editor.
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Spiegel, James S., 1963- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781628924084 |
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162892408X |
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9781628924077 |
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1628924071 |
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9781501317576 |
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1501317571 |
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