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Pantheism : A Non-Theistic Concept of Deity.
Title:
Pantheism : A Non-Theistic Concept of Deity.
Author:
Levine, Michael P.
ISBN:
9780203014776
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (401 pages)
Contents:
PANTHEISM A non-theistic concept of deity -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Part I Meaning -- 2 What is Pantheism? -- 2.1 Unity -- 2.1.1 Misunderstandings -- 2.1.2 Pantheistic Unity: a topology -- 2.1.3 Unity as force, principle or plan -- 2.2 Divinity -- 2.3 Monism -- 2.3.1 Substance and Unity -- 2.3.2 Monism and pantheism -- 2.4 Transcendence -- 2.4.1 Panpsychism -- animism -- macrocosm and microcosm -- Part II Philosophy of pantheism -- 3 Pantheism and Theism -- 3.1 Does theism entail pantheism? -- 3.2 The world as God's body -- 4 Problems of Pantheism -- 4.1 Creation -- 4.2 Evil -- 4.2.1 Evil is mysterious -- 4.2.2 Theism's problem with evil -- 4.2.3 Pantheism and the theistic problem of evil -- 4.2.4 Pantheism and evil: no worries -- 4.3 Ethics and ecology -- 4.4 Salvation and immortality -- Part III Method -- 5 What Pantheists Should Not Do-And Why -- 5.1 Belief and practice -- 5.1.1 The Wittgensteinian "non-realist" interpretation -- 5.1.2 Intellectualist and symbolist approaches -- 5.1.3 The practice of pantheism and the theory of religion -- 5.2 Worship and prayer -- 6 Conclusion: How to Practise Pantheism -- 6.1 Goal: relationship or state? -- 6.2 What to do -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index.
Abstract:
Many people who do not believe in God believe that 'everything is God' - that everything is part of an all-inclusive divine unity. In Pantheism, this concept is presented as a legitimate position and its philosophical basis is examined. Michael Levine compares it to theism, and discusses the scope for resolving the problems inherent in theism through pantheism. He also considers the implications of pantheism in terms of practice. This book will appeal to those who study philosophy or theology. It will also be of interest to anyone who does not believe in a personal God, but does have faith in a higher unifying force, and is interested in the justification of this as a legitimate system of thought.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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