On the Nature and Existence of God
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- Author: Richard M. Gale
- Date Published: July 2016
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First published in 1991, Richard M. Gale's classic book is a response to and critique of new, contemporary arguments for the existence of God from analytical philosophers. Considering concepts including time, free will, personhood, actuality and the objectivity of experience, Gale evaluates the new versions of cosmological, ontological, pragmatic and religious experience arguments that emerged in the late-twentieth century. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Paul K. Moser, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this influential work has been revived for a new generation of readers.
Read more- Unique to Cambridge, this classic book has been revived and rebranded for a twenty-first-century readership
- Evaluates the contemporary, analytical arguments for the existence of God from the late twentieth century
- Considers metaphysical concepts, including time, free will, personhood and actuality
- Features a specially commissioned preface written by Paul K. Moser
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"On the Nature and Existence of God is a remarkable book … [it] can hardly fail to be a rich source instruction, reflection, and - last, but not least - entertainment."
DialogueSee more reviews"… Gale's book is a treasure of contemporary philosophy of religion. Closely and cogently argued …"
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion"… clear, forceful, witty and provocative."
Religious Studies'On the Nature and Existence of God was first published in 1991 and it is still a valuable contribution to the philosophy of religion. It deals with important questions concerning the philosophical and theological adequacy of a particular concept of God (that of classical theism).' Benedikt Paul Göcke, Reading Religion
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- Date Published: July 2016
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781316566688
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Preface to this edition Paul K. Moser
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. Atheological Arguments:
1. Atheology and the nature of God
2. The creation - immutability argument
3. The omniscience - immutability argument
4. The deductive argument from evil
5. The argument from world-relative actuality
Part II. Theological Arguments:
6. Ontological arguments
7. Cosmological arguments
8. Religious-experience arguments
9. Pragmatic arguments
Notes
Index.
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