God / / W. Jay Wood

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828081803321
• Autore: Wood W. Jay (William Jay), <1954->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Durham, : Acumen, 2011
• ISBN: 1-317-49190-4; 1-315-71142-7; 1-280-12009-6; 9786613523990; 1-84465-479-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Central problems of philosophy
• Disciplina: 212.1
• Soggetti: God - Proof; Theism; God - Attributes
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-245) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Design arguments -- Cosmological arguments -- The ontological argument -- The moral argument for God's existence -- Religious experience and cumulative case arguments -- Religious belief without evidence -- The problem of suffering -- The nature of God.
• Sommario/riassunto: Are there adequate reasons to think that God exists? And, if God exists, what is God like? Jay Wood examines these two foundational questions about God, which have exercised philosophers since antiquity. The first part of the book addresses 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, constitute the second part of the book. Both questions are shown to be 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. Wood offers readers a clear and incisive assessment of the core philosophical arguments for the existence of God that will equip the reader with the necessary understanding to tackle more specialized and complex questions in the philosophy of religion.