Joseph Butler: The Analogy of Religion

Joseph Butler's The Analogy of Religion (1736) is a classic defence of Christian belief against many well-known objections. This edition includes a detailed synopsis, a selection from the correspondence between Butler and Samuel Clarke, and an overview of philosophical influences on Butler's thought.

List of contents

• Preface


• Introduction


• Notes on the Text


• Synopsis of The Analogy of Religion


• Memorials to Joseph Butler


• THE ANALOGY OF RELIGION


• A Selection from the Correspondence between Joseph Butler and Samuel Clarke


• Editor's Notes


• Butler's Predecessors

About the author

David McNaughton is retired and lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two dogs. He was formerly Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University and, prior to that, at Keele University. He was founder and first President of the British Society for Ethical Theory. He is the author of Moral Vision (Blackwell, 1988) and, with Eve Garrard, Forgiveness (Routledge, 2010), and of a number of papers on ethics, philosophy of religion, and the relations between the two. He is currently writing a book on Joseph Butler. He is also working with Piers Rawling on a book outlining their approach to practical reasons.

Summary

Joseph Butler's The Analogy of Religion (1736) is a classic defence of Christian belief against many well-known objections. This edition includes a detailed synopsis, a selection from the correspondence between Butler and Samuel Clarke, and an overview of philosophical influences on Butler's thought.

Product details

• Authors: David (Keele University and Florida St Mcnaughton
• Assisted by: David Mcnaughton (Editor), McNaughton David (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2021
• EAN: 9780198785866
• ISBN: 978-0-19-878586-6
• No. of pages: 316
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, Philosophy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Utilitarianism, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Pragmatism, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought