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As Though It Were Actually True

Author : Matthew E. Cochran

Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 47,49 MB

Release : 2009-10-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1498274641

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How true can Christianity really be? In a culture where religion and "real life" often occur in completely different times and places, the question troubles many Christians. How can we give the reason for the hope that we have amid the many voices telling us that Christianity might be helpful or interesting, but not really "true" for anyone except Christians? Why should we ourselves bother with a religion so insubstantial that it is only legitimate within our own minds? People with real sins require a real savior, not merely inspiring stories and advice on how to live. As Though It Were Actually True provides Christians with an introduction to the age-old practice of apologetics--the rational defense of Christianity as objective truth. It explores some of the most important issues on which the Church finds itself in conflict with today's culture through a combination of critical reasoning, evidence, and the law written on our hearts. By providing a philosophical foundation that is reasonable, a historical foundation that is factual, and a theological foundation that is biblical, this book will help equip Christians to contend for their faith against the shallow and deceptive philosophies that seek to undermine it.



Bully Atonement

Author : C.M. Heil

Publisher : Page Publishing Inc

Page : 200 pages

File Size : 47,89 MB

Release : 2018-12-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1641381221

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What if something horrible happened? What if it happened to you? What if you did nothing? The would haves, could haves, and should haves consume you with regret. This festers in you for years. You could have gone on seething this way for the rest of your life, until... You are suddenly jolted into a shocking reminder. The reminder is as merciless as those involved and as unforgiving as the thoughts of revenge that have been smoldering inside you. But why are they just thoughts and not actions? Why not do now what you should have done then? Why not make them beg for your forgiveness? Of course, the police are not concerned with forgiveness, only justice. All that detectives Rochambault and Given know in the beginning is that there was a class reunion over the weekend and the alumni have been turning up brutally murdered ever since. The more questions they ask about the reunion the more they discover it may not have been about this weekend. What exactly happened and when? And who is killing because of it? These are the questions the detectives are quickly trying to answer before there is another murder. But will the police get their resolution before the killer gets closure? It is time to evoke the evil they created. It is time to retaliate. It is time to atone. Author Testimonial - CM Heil "This was so easy! I cannot thank Page Publishing enough for taking this idea of a book and making it a reality. I was so exhausted from years of creating it, I had no energy left for the process of publishing. Page got me through the necessary steps and handled everything. The art department deserves special recognition for the AMAZING cover they came up with. It's one of the best I've ever seen!! But, most of my gratitude goes to Publication Coordinator Ariel for being my touch point and answering all my questions expediently."



Meaning and Metaphysical Necessity

Author : Tristan Grøtvedt Haze

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 187 pages

File Size : 35,47 MB

Release : 2022-06-16

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1000605787

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This book is about the idea that some true statements would have been true no matter how the world had turned out, while others could have been false. It develops and defends a version of the idea that we tell the difference between these two types of truths in part by reflecting on the meanings of words. It has often been thought that modal issues—issues about possibility and necessity—are related to issues about meaning. In this book, the author defends the view that the analysis of meaning is not just a preliminary to answering modal questions in philosophy; it is not merely that before we can find out whether something is possible, we need to get clear on what we are talking about. Rather, clarity about meaning often brings with it answers to modal questions. In service of this view, the author analyzes the notion of necessity and develops ideas about linguistic meaning, applying them to several puzzles and problems in philosophy of language. Meaning and Metaphysical Necessity will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophical logic.



Self, Reason, and Freedom

Author : Andrea Christofidou

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 277 pages

File Size : 48,43 MB

Release : 2013-01-03

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1136183914

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Freedom and its internal relation to reason is fundamental to Descartes’ philosophy in general, and to his Meditations on First Philosophy in particular. Without freedom his entire enquiry would not get off the ground, and without understanding the rôle of freedom in his work, we could not understand what motivates key parts of his metaphysics. Yet, not only is freedom a relatively overlooked element, but its internal relation to reason has gone unnoticed by most studies of his philosophy. Self, Reason, and Freedom: A New Light on Descartes’ Metaphysics, by defending freedom’s internal relation to reason, sheds new light on Descartes’ metaphysics and restores the often dismissed Fourth Meditation to the core of his metaphysics as he conceived it. Implicit in that relation is a rejection of any authority external to reason. Andrea Christofidou shows how this lends strength and explanatory force to Descartes’ enquiry, and reveals his conception of the unity of the self and of its place in the world. Self, Reason, and Freedom: A New Light on Descartes’ Metaphysics is essential reading for students and scholars of Descartes and anyone studying seventeenth-century philosophy.



Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country

Author : James Anthony Froude

Publisher :

Page : 774 pages

File Size : 20,69 MB

Release : 1838

Category : Authors

ISBN :

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Contains the first printing of Sartor resartus, as well as other works by Thomas Carlyle.



The Atlas of Reality

Author : Robert C. Koons

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 1067 pages

File Size : 14,25 MB

Release : 2017-02-14

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1119116090

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The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics presents an extensive examination of the key topics, concepts, and guiding principles of metaphysics. Represents the most comprehensive guide to metaphysics available today Offers authoritative coverage of the full range of topics that comprise the field of metaphysics in an accessible manner while considering competing views Explores key concepts such as space, time, powers, universals, and composition with clarity and depth Articulates coherent packages of metaphysical theses that include neo-Aristotelian, Quinean, Armstrongian, and neo-Humean Carefully tracks the use of common assumptions and methodological principles in metaphysics



The Nature of Normativity

Author : Ralph Wedgwood

Publisher : OUP Oxford

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 10,43 MB

Release : 2007-07-19

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 0191530697

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The Nature of Normativity presents a complete theory about the nature of normative thought — that is, the sort of thought that is concerned with what ought to be the case, or what we ought to do or think. Ralph Wedgwood defends a kind of realism about the normative, according to which normative truths or facts are genuinely part of reality. Anti-realists often complain that realism gives rise to demands for explanation that it cannot adequately meet. What is the nature of these normative facts? How we could ever know them or even refer to them in language or thought? Wedgwood accepts that any adequate version of realism must answer these explanatory demands. However, he seeks to show that these demands can be met - in large part by relying on a version of the idea, which has been much discussed in recent work in the philosophy of mind, that the intentional is normative - that is, that there is no way of explaining the nature of the various sorts of mental states that have intentional or representational content (such as beliefs, judgments, desires, decisions, and so on), without stating normative facts. On the basis of this idea, Wedgwood provides a detailed systematic theory that deals with the following three areas: the meaning of statements about what ought to be; the nature of the facts stated by these statements; and what justifies us in holding beliefs about what ought to be.



The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, Volume 2

Author : Scott Soames

Publisher : Princeton University Press

Page : 438 pages

File Size : 10,28 MB

Release : 2017-11-28

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1400887925

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An in-depth history of the linguistic turn in analytic philosophy, from a leading philosopher of language This is the second of five volumes of a definitive history of analytic philosophy from the invention of modern logic in 1879 to the end of the twentieth century. Scott Soames, a leading philosopher of language and historian of analytic philosophy, provides the fullest and most detailed account of the analytic tradition yet published, one that is unmatched in its chronological range, topics covered, and depth of treatment. Focusing on the major milestones and distinguishing them from detours, Soames gives a seminal account of where the analytic tradition has been and where it appears to be heading. Volume 2 provides an intensive account of the new vision in analytical philosophy initiated by Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, its assimilation by the Vienna Circle of Moritz Schlick and Rudolf Carnap, and the subsequent flowering of logical empiricism. With this “linguistic turn,” philosophical analysis became philosophy itself, and the discipline’s stated aim was transformed from advancing philosophical theories to formalizing, systematizing, and unifying science. In addition to exploring the successes and failures of philosophers who pursued this vision, the book describes how the philosophically minded logicians Kurt Gödel, Alfred Tarski, Alonzo Church, and Alan Turing discovered the scope and limits of logic and developed the mathematical theory of computation that ushered in the digital era. The book’s account of this pivotal period closes with a searching examination of the struggle to preserve ethical normativity in a scientific age.



Socratic Puzzles

Author : Robert Nozick

Publisher : Harvard University Press

Page : 422 pages

File Size : 30,16 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 9780674816534

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One of the foremost philosophers of our time, Robert Nozick continues the Socratic tradition of investigation. This volume, which illustrates the originality, force, and scope of his work, also displays Nozick's trademark blending of extraordinary analytical rigor with intellectual playfulness. As such, Socratic Puzzles testifies to the great pleasure that both doing and reading philosophy can be. Comprising essays and philosophical fictions, classics and new work, the book ranges from Socrates to W. V. Quine, from the implications of an Israeli kibbutz to the flawed arguments of Ayn Rand. Nozick considers the figure of Socrates himself as well as the Socratic method (why is it a "method" of getting at the truth?). Many of these essays bring classic methods to bear on new questions about choice. How should you choose in a disconcerting situation ("Newcomb's Problem") when your decisions are completely predictable? Why do threats and not offers typically coerce our choices? How do we make moral judgments when we realize that our moral principles have exceptions? Other essays present new approaches to familiar intellectual puzzles, from the stress on simplicity in scientific hypotheses to the tendency of intellectuals to oppose capitalism. As up to date as the latest reflections on animal rights; as perennial as the essentials of aesthetic merit (doggerel by Isaac Newton goes to prove that changing our view of the world won't suffice); as whimsical as a look at how some philosophical problems might appear from God's point of view: these essays attest to the timeliness and timelessness of Nozick's thinking. With a personal introduction, in which Nozick discusses the origins, tools, and themes of his work, Socratic Puzzles demonstrates how philosophy can constitute a way of life.



William L. Rowe on Philosophy of Religion

Author : William L. Rowe

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 462 pages

File Size : 24,2 MB

Release : 2017-05-15

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1351872818

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William Rowe is one of the leading thinkers in contemporary philosophy of religion. Although he is best known for his contributions to the problem of evil, he has produced innovative and influential work across a wide array of subjects at the interface between philosophy and religion. He has, for example, written extensively on the existentialist theologian, Paul Tillich, on the challenging problem of divine freedom, and on the traditional arguments in support of the existence of God. His work in these areas is distinguished by its clarity, rigour, originality, and sensitivity towards the claims of his theistic opponents. Indeed, Rowe's work has played a pivotal role in the remarkable revival of analytic philosophy of religion since the 1970s. The present collection brings together for the first time Rowe's most significant contributions to the philosophy of religion. This diverse but representative selection of Rowe's writings will provide students, professional scholars as well as general readers with stimulating and accessible discussions on such topics as the philosophical theology of Paul Tillich, the problem of evil, divine freedom, arguments for the existence of God, religious experience, life after death, and religious pluralism.