Theism and Realism: A Match Made in Heaven?

There is no interesting entailment either way between theism and various forms of realism. Taking its cue from Dummett's characterisation of realism and his discussion of it with respect to theistic belief, this paper argues both that theism does not follow from realism, and that God cannot be...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hewitt, Simon Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham [2018]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 27-53
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Theism / Realism (Philosophy)
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
Further subjects:B philosophy of religion
B Dummett
B Realism
B Wittgenstein
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
Volltext (KW)
Volltext (doi)