Arguing about Gods - Hardcover

Oppy, Graham

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521863864 ISBN 13: 9780521863865

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

In this book, Graham Oppy examines arguments for and against the existence of God. He shows that none of these arguments is powerful enough to change the minds of reasonable participants in debates on the question of the existence of God. His conclusion is supported by detailed analyses of the arguments as well as by the development of a theory about the purpose of arguments and the criteria that should be used in judging whether or not arguments are successful. Oppy discusses the work of a wide array of philosophers, including Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Kant, Hume and, more recently, Plantinga, Dembski, White, Dawkins, Bergman, Gale and Pruss.

About this title

Book Description:

Examines arguments for and against the existence of God with conclusions supported by detailed analyses of arguments, as well as by the development of a theory about the purpose of arguments, and the criteria that should be used in judging whether or not an argument is successful.

About the Author:

Graham Oppy is Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Arts at Monash University. He is the author of Ontological Arguments and Belief in God, and Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity. He is Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, and serves on the editorial boards of Philo, Philosopher's Compass, Religious Studies, and Sophia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521863864
• ISBN 13: 9780521863865
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 470