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The Naturalness of Belief

New Essays on Theism’s Rationality
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Despite its name, “naturalism” as a world-view turns out to be rather unnatural in its strict and more consistent form of materialism and determinism. This is why a number of naturalists opt for a broadened version that includes objective moral values, intrinsic human dignity, consciousness, beauty, personal agency, and the like. But in doing so, broad naturalism begins to look more like theism. As many strict naturalists recognize, broad naturalism must borrow from the metaphysical resources of a theistic world-view, in which such features are very natural, common sensical, and quite “at home” in a theistic framework. The Naturalness of Belief begins with a naturalistic philosopher’s own perspective of naturalism and naturalness. The remaining chapters take a multifaceted approach in showing theism’s naturalness and greater explanatory power. They examine not only rational reasons for theism’s ability to account for consciousness, intentionality, beauty, human dignity, free will, rationality, and knowledge; they also look at common sensical, existential, psychological, and cultural reasons—in addition to the insights of the cognitive science of religion.

Author Biography:

Paul Copan is professor and Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Charles Taliaferro is professor of philosophy at St. Olaf College.
Release date Australia
July 15th, 2021
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Contributions by Aku Visala
  • Contributions by Charles Taliaferro
  • Contributions by Clifford Williams
  • Contributions by Graham Oppy
  • Contributions by J P Moreland
  • Contributions by James S. Spiegel
  • Contributions by Paul C. Vitz
  • Contributions by Ronald Scott Smith
  • Edited by Charles Taliaferro
  • Edited by Paul Copan
Pages
294
Dimensions
153x219x22
ISBN-13
9781498579926
Product ID
35048372

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