Problems in Value Theory: An Introduction to Contemporary Debates - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1350147389 ISBN 13: 9781350147386

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020

Synopsis

Problems in Value Theory takes a pro and con approach to central topics in aesthetics, ethics and political theory.

Each chapter begins with a question: What Makes Actions Right or Wrong? Does Morality Depend on God? Do We Need Government? Contemporary philosophers with opposing viewpoints are then paired together to argue their position and raise problems with conflicting standpoints. Alongside an up-to-date introduction to a core philosophical stance, each contributor provides a critical response to their opponent and clear explanation of their view.

Discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter to guide further discussion.

With chapters ranging from why the government should never wage war to what is art and does morality depend on God, this introduction covers questions lying at the heart of debates about what does and does not have value.

About this title

About the Author

Steven B. Cowan is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Lincoln Memorial University, USA. His scholarly articles have appeared in such journals as Religious Studies, Faith and Philosophy, and Philosophia Christi. He is the editor of Five Views on Apologetics (Zondervan, 2000) and Who Runs the Church? Four Views on Church Government (Zondervan, 2004); the co-author (with James Spiegel) of The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy (Broadman & Holman, 2009); and co-editor (with James Spiegel) of Idealism and Christian Philosophy (Bloomsbury, 2016).

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350147389
• ISBN 13: 9781350147386
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Cowan Steven B.