Acquaintance and the sublime: an alternative account of theistic sublime experience

In this paper I argue that when one has an epiphany of the form 'God is F' (e.g., 'God is wise') upon having a sublime experience one can be accurately described as being acquainted with the fact that God is F as opposed to inferring that God is F from the experience at hand. To...

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Main Author: Atkinson, Thomas (Author)
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Published: Springer Nature B. V [2017]
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 82, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-193
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Theism / The Sublime / Epiphany
Further subjects:B Acquaintance
B Religious Experience
B Theism
B Misotheism
B Sublime
B Theistic perception
B Religion
B Non-inferential perceptual belief
B Philosophy
B University of Cambridge
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