Between Naturalism and Theism
The essay compares mark Johnstons and Hilary Putnams approaches to the philosophy of religion in the framework of Charles Taylors claim that in modernity intermediate positions between theism and naturalism become increasingly attractive for a growing amount of people. both authors show that in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2014]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-35 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Putnam, Hilary 1926-2016
/ Proof of God's existence
/ Johnston, Mark 1954-
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism |
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| Summary: | The essay compares mark Johnstons and Hilary Putnams approaches to the philosophy of religion in the framework of Charles Taylors claim that in modernity intermediate positions between theism and naturalism become increasingly attractive for a growing amount of people. both authors show that intermediate positions between naturalism and theism are conceptually plausible without having to deny that the conflicting worldviews are about a mind-independent reality. Johnston bridges the gap between naturalism and theism by developing a panentheistic worldview, Putnam denies the necessity of bridging it by choosing an attitude toward the world that allows for the coexistence of at least partly incommensurable conceptualizations of what there is. In both cases the conceptual exploration of intermediate positions is fed by the authors commitment to intellectual integrity in coming to terms with the tension between scientific explanation and religious interpretation in the age of applied sciences. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v6i1.189 |