Religion and the Hermeneutics of Contemplation

Leading philosopher of religion D. Z. Phillips examines the conceptual assumptions of atheistic thought.

List of contents

1. Hermeneutics and the philosophical future of religious studies; 2. Bernard Williams on the gods and us; 3. Hume's legacy; 4. Feuerbach: religion's secret; 5. Marx and Engels: religion, alienation and compensation; 6. Tylor and Frazer: are religious beliefs mistaken hypotheses?; 7. Marett: primitive reactions; 8. Freud: the battle for 'earliest' things; 9. Durkheim: religion as a social construct; 10. Lévy-Bruhl: primitive logic; 11. Berger: the avoidance of discourse; 12. Which: trying to understand; 13. Understanding: a philosophical vocation.

Summary

Leading philosopher of religion D. Z. Phillips examines the conceptual assumptions of atheistic thought in the work of leading thinkers including Frazer, Feuerbach, Marx, Freud and Durkheim. Extending Phillips' earlier work, Religion without Explanation, this book makes an important contribution to the philosophy of religion and related disciplines.

Product details

• Authors: D Z Phillips, D. Z. Phillips, Dewi Zephaniah Phillips
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.07.2001
• EAN: 9780521008464
• ISBN: 978-0-521-00846-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity