Author : Paul Oslington
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 43,52 MB
Release : 2011-02-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136721991
This book considers the theological background and meaning of Smith's work. Adam Smith as Theologian gathers a group of eminent economists, historians, philosophers, and theologians to reflect on these questions, examining the extent to which even contemporary economics may contain residues of Smith's theological mores.
Author : Hugh Rice
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 36,65 MB
Release : 2000-04-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0191520179
Hugh Rice explains why belief in God need not be seen as a strange or irrational kind of belief, but can be a natural extension of our ordinary ways of thinking. First he argues that it is rational to believe that the universe exists just because it is good that it should exist. Then he argues that we should conceive of God in an abstract way; in particular, we should understand God's willing something as consisting in its being good that that thing should be so. Together these arguments give reason to believe that the universe was created by God. This abstract conception of God does justice both to the nature of goodness and to the idea that God is sovereign. In the course of arguing for it, Rice gives clear and non-technical discussions of such fascinating topics as the objectivity of value, the problem of evil, and the evidence for miracles. Anyone interested in the nature of God and the basis of religious belief will enjoy this book.
Author : Isaak August Dorner
Publisher :
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 32,11 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Theology, Doctrinal
ISBN :
Author : David Detmer
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 44,27 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 081269631X
"A guide to the work of Jean-Paul Sartre addressing his major theories and how the different strands of his thought are interrelated, and overviewing works from all of his literary genres including philosophical writings, novels, and plays"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Joel Prentiss Bishop
Publisher :
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 26,68 MB
Release : 1872
Category : Criminal law
ISBN :
Author : Roger Fellows
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 31,56 MB
Release : 1995-12-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521558166
This collection of essays examines the philosophical and cultural aspects of technology from a variety of perspectives.
Author : Bishop
Publisher :
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 29,13 MB
Release : 1882
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Kirk R. MacGregor
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 29,64 MB
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1666721611
This volume represents a significant advance of the philosophical and theological conversation surrounding Molinism. It opens by arguing that Molinism constitutes the best explanation of the scriptural data on divine sovereignty, human freedom, predestination, grace, and God's salvific will. The alleged biblical prooftexts for open theism are better explained, according to Kirk MacGregor, by Molinism. Responding to philosophical critics of Molinism, MacGregor offers a novel solution to the well-known grounding objection and a robust critique of arguments from explanatory priority. He also presents a Molinist interpretation of branching time models as heuristic illustrations of the relationship between possibility and feasibility. Seeking to push Molinism into new territories, MacGregor furnishes a Molinist account of sacred music, according to which music plays a powerful apologetic function. Finally, regarding the nature of hell, MacGregor contends that Molinism is compatible with both eternalism and eventual universalism.
Author : Bill Rhodes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 36,59 MB
Release : 2009-09-23
Category : History
ISBN :
This comprehensive overview examines the many facets of military ethics as they are applied during times of armed conflict and times of peace. An Introduction to Military Ethics: A Reference Handbook presents the philosophical and conceptual foundations of military ethics, offering an excellent foundation for exploration and discussion of these issues. It focuses first on the 2,500-year legacy of the "just war theory" and its application through history. It then moves to the application of that tradition in the modern era, showing how acts of terrorism by nonstate participants require a new theory and way of thinking about when and how armed force can be justifiably employed. Further, the author analyzes how new theories might alter the fundamental identity of traditional defensive military forces. The book also addresses peacetime ethical issues, such as gender integration and the role of religion in the military. The book is essential reading for military officers and students, as well as those policymakers who confront decisions about how to deploy military force during the War on Terror.
Author : John Mizzoni
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 16,49 MB
Release : 2009-08-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1405189940
Ethics: The Basics provides beginning students with a solid grounding in basic ethical principles, theories and traditions, as well as a set of conceptual tools necessary to think about ethics and make ethical decisions. Introduces ethical concepts, theories, and traditions in an unusually reader-friendly manner Considers western and non-western ethical viewpoints and religious interpretations of ethical concepts Includes end of chapter summaries, case studies, review questions, diagrams and an appendix containing definitions of all the ethical concepts, principles, theories, and traditions introduced in the book
