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This collection brings together some of the most important papers in moral philosophy and the philosophy of religion of an author who has been a standard-bearer for a distinctive and original philosophical approach, shedding fresh light on many of the key issues in moral philosophy and philosophy of religion.
List of contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Part One: Manifesto and Method
- 1: The Humane Perspective
- Appendix to Chapter 1: Conspectus of the Volume
- 2: What is Humane Philosophy and Why it is At Risk?
- Part Two: Morality and Meaning
- 3: Integrity and Fragmentation
- 4: Happiness, Temporality, and Meaning
- 5: Philosophy, the Good Life, and Spirituality
- 6: Conversion, Self-discovery, and Moral Change
- Part Three: Science and its Limits
- 7: Confronting the Cosmos: Scientific Rationality and Human Understanding
- 8: Transcending Science: Humane Models of Religious Understanding
- 9: Brain Laterality and Religious Awareness
- 10: Which Naturalism?
- Part Four: Reaching for the Transcendent
- 11: Religion and the Mystery of Existence
- 12: From Desire to Encounter: the Human Quest for the Infinite
- 13: The Meaning of Life and Transcendence
- 14: Engagement, Immersion, and Enactment: the Role of Spiritual Praxis in Religious Belief
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
John Cottingham is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Reading University, where he was Head of Department and Chair of Graduate Studies. He has served as Chairman of the British Society for the History of Philosophy, as President of the British Society for Philosophy of Religion, and as editor of the journal Ratio. He has published fifteen books as sole author, plus seventeen editions, translations, and edited collections, and over 150 articles. His research in moral philosophy and philosophy of religion focuses on the meaning of life and the relation between religious belief and practice. He is a leading authority on the philosophy of Descartes.
Summary
This collection brings together some of the most important papers in moral philosophy and the philosophy of religion of an author who has been a standard-bearer for a distinctive and original philosophical approach, shedding fresh light on many of the key issues in moral philosophy and philosophy of religion.
