Religion, Reality, and a Good Life. A Philosophical Approach to Religion (Religion in Philosophy and Theology (RPT); Bd. 11).

Herrmann, Eberhard:

ISBN 10: 3161483758 / ISBN 13: 9783161483752

Published by Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck,, 2004

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IX, 220 S. Neubuch / New Copy // Ist Wirklichkeit lediglich durch uns Menschen konzeptualisiert? Dieser Frage geht Eberhard Herrmann nach. Er verwirft sowohl den metaphysischen Realismus als auch den postmodernen Relativismus. Als Alternative entwickelt er einen pragmatischen Realismus, gemäß dem Wirklichkeit zwar durch uns Menschen konzeptualisiert ist, der aber gleichzeitig Objektivität nicht ausschließt. Dies wird anhand der Frage eines guten Lebens in Überlegungen darüber gezeigt, wie uns konzeptualisierte Wirklichkeit in verschiedener Weise Widerstand leistet. ISBN: 9783161483752 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 359.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Religion, Reality, and a Good Life. A Philosophical Approach to Religion (Religion in Philosophy and Theology (RPT); Bd. 11).
• Publisher: Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck,
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3161483758
• ISBN 13: 9783161483752
• Binding: Gr.-8°, Brosch.
• Weight: 359 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophie

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Synopsis

In this book, Eberhard Herrmann deals with the problem of realism, which is one of the central issues in the philosophy of religion. Do we as human beings have access to a reality in itself, assuming that such an idea makes sense, or only to reality as it is conceptualized by us? The author rejects the approaches of metaphysical realism and of postmodern relativism. In their place, he develops and presents an alternative approach called pragmatic realism, which embodies two main lines of thought, the first being that reality is always reality as we conceptualize it, the second being that this does not rule out objectivity. In the case of a good life, that is to say a fulfilling life, a notion of objectivity is presented on the basis of certain reflections about how conceptualized reality can be said to offer us resistance in certain respects.

About the Author

Eberhard Herrmann, Born 1946; studies of theology and philosophy at Uppsala University; 1977 Dr. theol.; since 1988 Professor of philosophy of religion at Uppsala University.