Titre :	Does God's existence need proof?
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Messer, Richard, Auteur
Editeur :	Oxford : Clarendon Press
Année de publication :	©1993
Importance :	160 p.
Format :	22 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-19-826747-8
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references and index
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	God -- Proof God -- Proof -- History of doctrines Phillips, D. Z. (Dewi Zephaniah) Swinburne, Richard
Résumé :	The possibility of proving the existence of God has always fascinated thinkers and believers. This book analyzes both sides of the debate between two philosophers of religion. The author argues for a
Note de contenu :	God and religious language -- The meaning of religious language -- The nature of God -- The proper role of philosophy -- The power of reason -- The limits of reason -- The inappropriateness of the proofs -- The depth of disagreement -- Phillips as revisionist -- Phillips as atheist -- Phillips as obstructionist -- Phillips as relativist -- Relativity and criteria -- Types of relativism -- The relativity of philosophical criteria -- The authority of criteria -- Trust and disagreement -- Divergent discourse -- Personal absolutes and absolutes per se -- The concept of fundamental trust -- The appropriateness of the proofs -- Philosophical response to relativity -- Fundamental trust and relativity in Swinburne and Phillips -- The relativity of the proofs.

Does God's existence need proof? [texte imprimé] / Messer, Richard, Auteur . - Oxford : Clarendon Press, ©1993 . - 160 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-19-826747-8
Includes bibliographical references and index
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	God -- Proof God -- Proof -- History of doctrines Phillips, D. Z. (Dewi Zephaniah) Swinburne, Richard
Résumé :	The possibility of proving the existence of God has always fascinated thinkers and believers. This book analyzes both sides of the debate between two philosophers of religion. The author argues for a
Note de contenu :	God and religious language -- The meaning of religious language -- The nature of God -- The proper role of philosophy -- The power of reason -- The limits of reason -- The inappropriateness of the proofs -- The depth of disagreement -- Phillips as revisionist -- Phillips as atheist -- Phillips as obstructionist -- Phillips as relativist -- Relativity and criteria -- Types of relativism -- The relativity of philosophical criteria -- The authority of criteria -- Trust and disagreement -- Divergent discourse -- Personal absolutes and absolutes per se -- The concept of fundamental trust -- The appropriateness of the proofs -- Philosophical response to relativity -- Fundamental trust and relativity in Swinburne and Phillips -- The relativity of the proofs.