Author : Diana Lobel
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,90 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0231153147
Lobel crosses Eastern and Western philosophical and religious traditions to discover a beauty and purpose at the heart of reality that makes life worth living. This title does not treat philosophy as an abstract, theoretical discipline but as living experience.
Author : Norbert Fischer
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 29,38 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3825848566
Philosophy is Love of wisdom. There is continual danger that the ports of the search will be taken as the final goal. The constitutive absoluteness of its goal points to an unknown absolute. This absolute creates a place for thinking about God. Thus the God-question plays its role in every philosophy, from antiquity to the present. The way begins with man as the entry-point of the question concerning transcendence. Then this question is shown to be directed toward God. The middle section is dedicated to the arguments concerning divine existence. After the arguments for the reasonableness of belief in God, we deal with the relationship of philosophical thought about God to living faith. Finally, the ways to a search for God carried out in trust, which certain thinkers have followed while recognizing its problems, is outlined.
Author : Steve Fuller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 2015-05-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1317592468
The theory of knowledge, or epistemology, is often regarded as a dry topic that bears little relation to actual knowledge practices. Knowledge: The Philosophical Quest in History addresses this perception by showing the roots, developments and prospects of modern epistemology from its beginnings in the nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with an introduction to the central questions and problems in theory of knowledge, Steve Fuller goes on to demonstrate that contemporary epistemology is enriched by its interdisciplinarity, analysing keys areas including: Epistemology as Cognitive Economics Epistemology as Divine Psychology Epistemology as Philosophy of Science Epistemology as Sociology of Science Epistemology and Postmodernism. A wide-ranging and historically-informed assessment of the ways in which man has - and continues to - pursue, question, contest, expand and shape knowledge, this book is essential reading anyone in the Humanities and Social Sciences interested in the history and practical application of epistemology.
Author : Liz Barnor
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 48,98 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
Category :
ISBN : 9781530152544
From the moment of the original sin, our eyes have been veiled from seeing God while in our mortal forms. Many scientists denounce the existence of God because of this inability to see him. Without that proof, some think we must rely on faith alone. Philosophy is a tool for discovering the truth, and with it we can go beyond faith. Author Liz Barnor spent many years wishing to deepen her personal relationship with God. She wanted her own vision or testimony that could serve as the foundation for her faith. But her knowledge of God's existence was solidified by tracing a lineage back to the Holy Trinity, to Jesus and his father. Jesus came to the Earth in human form to discover how humanity had become so steeped in sin. He had made a pact with his father to spill his own blood to ensure our redemption. Jesus's time on Earth and his return to the heavens prove without a doubt that God is real. In this groundbreaking book, the full biblical argument is revealed. By using the gifts he has given us-freedom of will and intellectual reasoning-we can understand his existence even without seeing him.
Author : Abraham Joshua Heschel
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 33,76 MB
Release : 1976-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0374513317
Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and God in Search of Man and its companion volume, Man Is Not Alone, two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. God in Search of Man combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and compassion as Dr. Heschel discusses not man's search for God but God's for man--the notion of a Chosen People, an idea which, he writes, "signifies not a quality inherent in the people but a relationship between the people and God." It is an extraordinary description of the nature of Biblical thought, and how that thought becomes faith.
Author : Andrew Beards
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 10,7 MB
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814657273
Philosophy begins, Aristotle said, with wonder; it addresses the great questions of life. This process of self-discovery through philosophy leads one to ask questions not only about human existence but also about God. In Philosophy: The Quest for Truth and Meaning,Andrew Beards introduces readers to some key philosophical ideas 'the mind's ability to know truth and reality, metaphysics, ethics, and questioning life's ultimate purpose 'in order to guide them in philosophical reflection. By examining the development of philosophy, Beards demonstrates and makes a case for the interplay of faith and reason. Andrew Beards, PhD, is reader in philosophy and director of the distance-learning B.A. Philosophy and the Catholic Tradition program at Maryvale Institute, an international institute for philosophy and theology based in Birmingham, UK.
Author : Vittorio Hösle
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,69 MB
Release : 2022-08-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780268206192
Hosle presents a systematic exploration of the relation between theology and philosophy, examining the problems of rational theology.
Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 23,67 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780415034869
Author : Leo Elders
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,27 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004091566
The philosophical theology of St. Thomas Aquinas is the crowning piece of his metaphysics. Leo J. Elders studies it against the background of the attempts of the great philoso- phers of the past to penetrate deeper into the knowledge of God. While the Introduction treats the nature of philosophical theology according to Aquinas, Chapter One presents a concise history of the idea of God in Western philosophical thinking. Chapters Two and Three deal with the question of the cognoscibility of God and the Five Ways of St. Thomas. New solutions are proposed of some difficulties in the Third and Fourth Ways. The attributes of God are studied in the order of the Summa theologiae I . Chapter Seven considers the grammar of God-language. The following chapters examine divine knowledge, foreknowledge of future events, divine will and providence as well as creation. The last chapter deals with the problem of the co-existence of God and finite creatures. This study shows that the philosophical theology of St. Thomas Aquinas is a coherent whole of impressive depth and beauty. It has its basis in our daily experience of the world and the general principles of being, but its conclusions reach the summits of negative theology.
Author : Robert C. Neville
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 32,17 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791447758
Explores ultimate realities in a range of world religions and discusses the issue and philosophical implications of comparison itself.
