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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821820303321

Titolo

Richard Swinburne : Christian philosophy in a modern world / / Nicola Mössner, Sebastian Schmoranzer, Christian Weidemann (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt ; ; New Brunswick, : Ontos Verlag, 2008

ISBN

3-11-032616-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

Münstersche Vorlesungen zur Philosophie = Münster lectures on philosophy ; ; 11

Classificazione

CC 8500

Altri autori (Persone)

MössnerNicola

SchmoranzerSebastian

WeidmannChristian

Disciplina

230.01

Soggetti

Christian philosophy

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.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS OF RICHARD SWINBURNE'S MAJOR WORKS -- 1. Lecture -- THE PROBLEM OF EVIL / Swinburne, Richard -- 2. Colloquium -- IS SIMPLICITY AN ADEQUATE CRITERION OF THEORY CHOICE? / Göhner, Julia / Kaiser, Marie I. / Suhm, Christian -- SIMPLY FALSE? / Korbmacher, Johannes / Schmoranzer, Sebastian / Seide, Ansgar -- IS THE PRINCIPLE OF TESTIMONY SIMPLY EPISTEMICALLY FUNDAMENTAL OR SIMPLY NOT? / Mößner, Nicola / Seidel, Markus -- HOW TO HECKLE SWINBURNE ON GOD AND TIME / Göcke, Benedikt Paul / Hoesch, Matthias / Rohs, Peter -- GOD OR MULTIVERSE? / Hankeln, Jennifer / Schleiff, Matthias / Schöttner, Paul / Weidemann, Christian -- ON SWINBURNE AND POSSIBLE WORLDS / Leonhard, Gordon / Michel, Jan G. / Prien, Bernd -- SUBSTANCE DUALISM SUBSTANTIALLY DUELLED / Honnacker, Ana / Michel, Jan G. / Richter, Martin W. / Weber, Arne M. / Ziesche, Arnold -- OMNIPOTENCE, OMNISCIENCE, AND GOD'S RIGHT / Brückner, Anna / Lührmann, Jana / Pohl, Michael / Rosenhagen, Raja -- JUSTIFICATION BY REVELATION? / Jömann, Norbert / Kammesheidt, Rebekka / Laukötter, Sebastian / Muders, Sebastian / Zirpel, Thimo -- GOD'S GIFT OF LIFE OR: HOW TO LOOK A GIFT-HORSE IN THE MOUTH / König, Katharina / Kösters, Andreas / Laukötter, Sebastian / Lüdenbach, Claus / Muders, Sebastian -- HOMOPHOBIA AND THE LIMITS OF SCIENTIFIC



PHILOSOPHY / Pleitz, Martin -- REPLY TO MY CRITICS / Swinburne, Richard -- REFERENCES -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Richard Swinburne is one of the most influential contemporary proponents of the analytical philosophy of religion. He is, above all, a traditional theist, i.e. he believes, that there exists an eternal, uncreated and immaterial perfect soul called "God" which is omnipotent, omniscient, perfectly free, morally perfect and the creator and sustainer of the universe. However, his interests are very wide-ranging. He has written on almost every central theological and philosophical issue such as epistemology, metaphysics, theory of mind and ethics. Swinburne is particularly well-known for his percep