Logic and Theism

Klappentext This is a wide-ranging 2004 book about arguments for and against beliefs in God. Zusammenfassung This is a wide-ranging 2004 book about arguments for and against beliefs in God. This book will be a valuable resource for philosophers of religion and theologians and will interest logicians and mathematicians as well. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Divinity: 1. 'GOD' and 'god', and God; Part II. Arguments for the Existence of God: 2. Classical ontological arguments; 3. Modern modal ontological arguments; 4. Kurt Gödel's ontologischer beweis; 5. First causes: the second way; 6. Ultimate reasons: Proofs of a contingentia mundi; 7. Look 'round'; 8. Clouds of witnesses - on 'of miracles'; Part III. On Parts of the Common Conception of Traditional Theology: 9. Romancing the stone; 10. God knows (go figure); Part IV. Arguments against the Existence of God: 11. Atheologies, demonstrative and empirical; 12. The logical problem of evil; Part V. Practical Arguments for and against Theistic Beliefs: 13. Pascalian wagers.

Product details

• Authors: Jordan Howard Sobel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.11.2003
• EAN: 9780521826075
• ISBN: 978-0-521-82607-5
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 45 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works