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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785374103321

Autore

Corlett J. Angelo <1958->

Titolo

The errors of atheism [[electronic resource] /] / J. Angelo Corlett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum, 2010

ISBN

1-282-87619-8

9786612876196

1-4411-7989-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

211.7

Soggetti

Agnosticism

Atheism

Faith

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

CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I: THE ERRORS OF ATHEISM; 1. ANALYZING ATHEISM; 2. THE ERRORS OF ATHEISM; 3. DAWKINS' GODLESS DELUSION; 4. THE NEW AGNOSTICISM; PART II: GROUNDING GOD; 5. NATURALIZING THEISM; 6. LIBERATING THEISM; 7. IS HYBRID MINIMALIST THEISM PLAUSIBLE?; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The Errors of Atheism is a response to the glaring gap that exists in analytical philosophy on the concept of God. While there is the large body of work which either defends or challenges orthodox Christian theistic arguments, there is a lack of analytical philosophical work articulating agnosticism as a critique of both theism and atheism. Corlett argues that the conceptual depths of theism must be explored beyond orthodoxy in order to re-open the debate on the problem of God. The Errors of Atheism is not precommitted to a doctrine of either scientism or orthodox Christian theism. Instead, it