God.
Title:
God.
Author:
Wood, W.Jay.
ISBN:
9781317491903
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (257 pages)
Series:
Central Problems of Philosophy
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Design arguments -- 2. Cosmological arguments -- 3. The ontological argument -- 4. The moral argument for God's existence -- 5. Religious experience and cumulative case arguments -- 6. Religious belief without evidence -- 7. The problem of suffering -- 8. The nature of God -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
This book explores two foundational questions about God: are there adequate reasons to think that God exists and if God exists, what is God like. The first and main question of the book takes up epistemological concerns, focusing on arguments for and against the claim that theism is rationally justifiable. Metaphysical questions about God's nature, in particular God's knowledge and power, comprise the second part of the volume. These two questions are related since, if the concept of a God perfect in wisdom, power and goodness is incoherent, it cannot be reasonable to believe that God exists. By exploring these foundational questions about God, readers will be able, and I hope eager, to tackle more specialized and complex questions in the philosophy of religion.
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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