Ethical and Religious Thought in Analytic Philosophy of Language

The author develops a positive ethical theory based on a method of ethics first formulated by Robert Adams. Smith's theory belongs to the tradition of perfectionism or self-realization ethics and builds on Thomas Hurka's recent theory of perfectionism. In his consideration of philosophy of religion, Smith concludes that there is a sound "logical argument from evil" that takes into account Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense and undermines monotheism, paving the way to a naturalistic pantheism. "Smith's book is original not only in intent but frequently in the detailed argument involved in evaluating the merits of the philosophies of language and their implications for ethics and philosophy of religion". -- John F. Post, Vanderbilt University Zusammenfassung This is a critical history of analytic philosophy from its inception in the late-19th century to the present day. The book focuses on the connections between the four leading movements in the field - logical realism, logical positivism, ordinary language analysis and linguistic essentialism.

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• Authors: Quentin Smith
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.04.1998
• EAN: 9780300062120
• ISBN: 978-0-300-06212-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy of Language, History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, PHILOSOPHY / Language, HISTORY / Social History, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: logic, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -