On the Nature and Existence of God (Cambridge Philosophy Classics) - Softcover

Gale, Richard M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1316507106 ISBN 13: 9781316507100

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

First published in 1991, Richard M. Gale's classic book is a response to and critique of new, contemporary arguments for the existence of God from analytical philosophers. Considering concepts including time, free will, personhood, actuality and the objectivity of experience, Gale evaluates the new versions of cosmological, ontological, pragmatic and religious experience arguments that emerged in the late-twentieth century. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Paul K. Moser, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this influential work has been revived for a new generation of readers.

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Book Description:

Richard M. Gale's influential evaluation of the contemporary arguments for the existence of God from the late twentieth century is presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, with a specially commissioned new preface, for a new generation of readers in theology and philosophy of religion.

From the Back Cover:

There has been in recent years a plethora of defenses of theism from analytical philosophers such as Plantinga, Swinburne, and Alston. Richard Gale's important book is a critical response to these writings. New versions of cosmological, ontological, and religious-experience arguments are critically evaluated, along with pragmatic arguments to justify faith on the grounds of its prudential or moral benefits. A special feature of the book is the discussion of the atheological argument, which attempts to deduce a contradiction from the theist's way of conceiving of God's nature. In considering arguments for and against the existence of God, Gale is able to say interesting things about many important philosophical concepts including explanation, time, free-will, personhood, actuality, and the objectivity of experience.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1316507106
• ISBN 13: 9781316507100
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 346