Monotheism and human nature
The main question of this Element is how the existence, supremacy, and uniqueness of an almighty and immaterial God bear on our own nature. It aims to uncover lessons about what we are by thinking about what God might be. A dominant theme is that Abrahamic monotheism is a surprisingly hospitable fra...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism
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| Further subjects: | B
Monotheism
Psychology
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781108964401 |
| Summary: | The main question of this Element is how the existence, supremacy, and uniqueness of an almighty and immaterial God bear on our own nature. It aims to uncover lessons about what we are by thinking about what God might be. A dominant theme is that Abrahamic monotheism is a surprisingly hospitable framework within which to defend and develop the view that we are wholly material beings. But the resulting materialism cannot be of any standard variety. It demands revisions and twists on the usual views. We can indeed learn about ourselves by learning about God. One thing we learn is that, though we are indeed wholly material beings, we're not nearly as ordinary as we might seem. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 May 2021) |
| ISBN: | 1108966969 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108966962 |