Thought Experiments between Theology, Empirical Science, and Fictional Narrative

Starting from Fehige's and Polkinghorne's analyses of the analogies between theological and scientific thought experiments (TEs), the main aim of this paper is to clarify the distinctive character of theological TEs. For this purpose, we shall compare theological TEs with empirical and, al...

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Authors: Buzzoni, Marco 1956- (Author) ; Savojardo, Valentina (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-16
Further subjects:B Theology
B Troeltsch
B religious a priori
B fictional narrative
B Religion
B Science
B Kant
B thought experiments
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