Phillips and realists on religious beliefs and the fruits thereof

This article addresses some issues concerning the relation between religious beliefs and the fruits of those beliefs, where ‘fruits’ implies certain relevant forms of behaviour and affective attitudes. My primary aim is to elucidate the dispute between D. Z. Phillips and theological realists, emphas...

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Published in:International journal for philosophy of religion
Main Author: Burley, Mikel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2008
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Further subjects:B Theological
B Affective
B Beliefs
B Religious
B Realism
B Attitudes
B Ludwig
B D. Z
B Phillips
B Wittgenstein
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Summary:This article addresses some issues concerning the relation between religious beliefs and the fruits of those beliefs, where ‘fruits’ implies certain relevant forms of behaviour and affective attitudes. My primary aim is to elucidate the dispute between D. Z. Phillips and theological realists, emphasizing the extent to which this dispute is symptomatic of a deeper disagreement over how words acquire their meanings. In the course of doing so, I highlight an important difference between two alternative realist claims, exemplified by Trigg and Hick respectively, and draw attention to an infelicity in Phillips’ way of presenting his case.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-008-9171-z