What is a person? And why it matters in religious ethics: a response to my interlocutors

Here I respond to four critics of my book, What Is a Person?, seeking to find areas of common ground and crucial disagreement. Most importantly, I explore the question of whether all human knowledge is conceptually mediated, acknowledging that, no, indeed, there are likely forms of experiential know...

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Subtitles:Book discussion: Christian Smith's What is a person?
Main Author: Smith, Christian 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley [2014]
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 180-186
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Person / Sociology / Critical realism / Personalism / Ethics / Religion
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
NCB Personal ethics
VA Philosophy
ZB Sociology
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Summary:Here I respond to four critics of my book, What Is a Person?, seeking to find areas of common ground and crucial disagreement. Most importantly, I explore the question of whether all human knowledge is conceptually mediated, acknowledging that, no, indeed, there are likely forms of experiential knowledge that are purely and directly acquired without conceptual mediation.
Item Description:Zu den 4 vorausgehenden Beiträgen in diesem Heft
ISSN:0384-9694
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jore.12051