Scottish philosophical theology, 1700-2000 [[electronic resource] /] / edited and introduced by David Fergusson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462328903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Exeter, UK ; ; Charlottesville, Va., : Imprint Academic, c2007
• ISBN: 1-84540-448-3; 1-283-69294-5; 1-84540-449-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Collana: Library of Scottish philosophy
• Altri autori (Persone): FergussonDavid
• Disciplina: 230'.01
• Soggetti: Philosophical theology; Theology, Doctrinal - Scotland; Electronic books.; Scotland Religion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Series Editor's Note; Introduction; Body matter; Part One - The Early Enlightenment: 1700-1750; 1. Gershom Carmichael (1672-1729); On the Scope of Natural Theology; 2. Thomas Halyburton (1674-1712); Natural Religion Insufficient and Reveal'd Necessary to Man's Happiness in his Present State; 3. George Turnbull (1698-1748); A Philosophical Enquiry Concerning the Connexion betwixt the Doctrine and Miracles of Jesus Christ in a Letter to a Friend; 4. Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746); A System of Moral Philosophy; An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections with Illustrations on the Moral SensePart Two - Moderate Theology and Humean Scepticism: 1750-1800; 5. Thomas Reid (1710-96); Introduction to the Intellectual Powers; Essays on the Active Powers; The Active Powers; 6. Hugh Blair (1718-1800); On Our Present Ignorance of the Ways of God; 7. David Hume (1711-76); Of Miracles; Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion; Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion; Natural History of Religion; 8. George Campbell (1719-96); Dissertation on Miracles; 9. Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782); Of the Benevolence of the DeityPart Three - Natural Theology, Apologetics and Idealism: 1800-1900; 10. Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847); Astronomical Discourses; Astronomical Discourses; 11. Robert Flint (1838-1910); Theism; 12. Edward Caird (1835-1908); The Evolution of Religion; 13. John Caird (1820-98); Fundamental Ideas of Christianity; 14. Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison (1856-1931); Hegelianism and Personality; 15. Alexander Campbell Fraser (1819-1914); Philosophy of Theism; Part Four - Epistemology, Ethics and Faith: 1900-2000; 16. Norman Kemp Smith (1872-1958); Is Divine Existence Credible?; 17. John Baillie (1886-1960)Our Knowledge of God; 18. William G. Maclagan (1903-72); Theological Frontier of Ethics; 19. John Macmurray (1891-1976); Persons in Relation; 20. Donald M. MacKinnon (1913-1994); The Conflict between Realism and Idealism; Back matter; Also available
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume concentrates on the period from the beginning of the 18th century to the latter part of the 20th. It is impossible to depict a single school of philosophical theology in Scotland across three centuries, yet several strains have been identified that suggest some recurrent themes or intellectual habits. These include the following: the mutually beneficial cross-fertilisation of the disciplines of philosophy and theology; the tendency to eschew powerful philosophical systems that mi...