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Zusatztext Gregory Dawes' Theism and Explanation is a competent! nuanced look at the nature and scope of theistic explanations. Dawes argues that theistic explanations can in principle be good explanations! but he also argues that they have to meet a high bar to count as good explanations.... The result is an interesting and insightful look at what it takes to be a successful theistic explanation.-Bradley Monton! University of Colorado at Boulder! Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Informationen zum Autor Gregory W. Dawes is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Otago. He is the author of The Historical Jesus Question: The Challenge of History to Religious Authority . Klappentext Defending the methodological naturalism of the sciences, Dawes finds that theistic explanations are unlikely to ever be the best explanation for phenomena. His arguments offer a critical contribution to both the philosophy of science and the philosophy of religion. Zusammenfassung Defending the methodological naturalism of the sciences, Dawes finds that theistic explanations are unlikely to ever be the best explanation for phenomena. His arguments offer a critical contribution to both the philosophy of science and the philosophy of religion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Against Religious Explanations Chapter 2: On Explanations in General Chapter 3: What are Theistic Explanations? Chapter 4: What Would They Explain? Chapter 5: Potential Theistic Explanations Chapter 6: Inference to the Best Explanation Chapter 7: Successful Theistic Explanations Chapter 8: Conclusion Appendix: Intentional Explanations Notes Bibliography Index
