Religion and the Hermeneutics of Contemplation

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

Table des matières

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.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: D Z Phillips, D. Z. Phillips, Dewi Zephaniah Phillips
• Edition: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 26.07.2001
• EAN: 9780521008464
• ISBN: 978-0-521-00846-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Christianisme; RELIGION / Spirituality, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Philosophy, Spirituality & religious experience, Philosophy of religion, Spirituality and religious experience