Contents -- Foreword -- 1 A Philosophical Problem -- Introduction -- The philosophical debate -- Paul Hirst -- Roger Marples -- David Attfield -- Peter Gardner -- A related debate -- Conclusion -- 2 Understanding a Form of Knowledge -- Introduction -- The forms of knowledge thesis -- Hirst's presentation of the thesis -- Criticisms of Hirst -- Knowledge, propositions and truth -- A restatement of the thesis -- Understanding a form of knowledge -- Conclusion -- 3 Is there a Religious Form of Knowledge? -- Introduction -- Six accounts of religious belief -- Wittgenstein -- D.Z. Phillips -- W.D. Hudson -- John Wisdom -- Allen Brent -- Michael Leahy and Ronald Laura -- Conclusion -- 4 The Meaning of Religious Propositions -- Introduction -- The concept of religion -- Metaphorical applications of the term 'religion' -- Two criteria of religion -- Two anxieties about the concept of religion -- The meaning of religious propositions -- The concept of god -- A note on the term 'God' -- The logic of disputes about gods -- Conclusion -- 5 Mental and Material Propositions -- Introduction -- Mental and material propositions -- The autonomy of mental propositions -- Descartes' argument -- The behaviourist case -- Knowledge without observation -- The problem of other minds -- Conclusion -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.