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Prevost, Robert

 
9780198267355: Probability and Theistic Explanation
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0198267355 ISBN 13 : 9780198267355
Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1990

Synopsis

The past twenty years have seen a revival of interest in the epistemic of religious belief. Two philosophers who have led the way are Basil Mitchell and Richard Swinburne. Both believe that religious belief can be justified using inductive `best explanation' arguments. However, their similarity ends there. Swinburne's approach is formal, utilizing the calculus of Bayes's Theorem in assessing the weight of the evidence; Mitchell's is informal due to his recognition of judgement as central to such assessment. This book is the first full-length comparison of these two styles of justifying religious belief.

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Revue de presse

`The argument is considered clearly and persuasively, and the book as a whole could serve as a good introduction to contemporary philosophy of religion.' Theology

`His treatment is careful, critical, well documented ... His complex and well-informed argument is well worth following through in detail ... The book is in every way excellently presented with accessible footnotes and a good reference list of related books.' Expository Times

`This book is well set out, clearly written and unjargonized. The demise of natural theology has, it would seem, been prematurely announced.' Bernard M.G. Reardon, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Religion, (1991)

`This book makes an extremely useful and interesting contribution to the increasingly sophisticated literature on the philosophy of religion that characterizes the Anglo-American philosophical scene today....philosophers of religion will, and theologians should, be grateful to the author for the lucidity and power of these investigations.' Brian Hebblethwaite, Journal of Theological Studies

'This book makes an extremely useful and interesting contribution to the increasingly sophisticated literature on the philosophy of religion that characterizes the Anglo-American philosophical scene today ... philosophers of religion will, and theologians should, be grateful to the author for the lucidity and power of these investigations.' Brian Hebblethwaite

'His treatment if careful, critical, well documented ... His complex and well-informed argument is well worth following through in detail ... The book is in every way excellently presented with accessible footnotes and a good reference list of related books.' J.C.A. Gaskin, The Expository Times

'Prevost's presentation is an important contribution ... Prevost's prescriptions lend a sympathetic ear to the traditional explanatory testimonies that lie at the heart of all religious belief.' Frank D. Schubert, Rice University, Journal of American Academy of Religion 61,1, Spring 1993

Présentation de l'éditeur

The past twenty years have seen a revival of interest in the epistemic of religious belief. Two philosophers who have led the way are Basil Mitchell and Richard Swinburne. Both believe that religious belief can be justified using inductive `best explanation' arguments. However, their similarity ends there. Swinburne's approach is formal, utilizing the calculus of Bayes's Theorem in assessing the weight of the evidence; Mitchell's is informal due to his recognition of judgement as central to such assessment. This book is the first full-length comparison of these two styles of justifying religious belief.

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Éditeur
Clarendon Press
Date d'édition
1990
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0198267355
ISBN 13 
9780198267355
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
202
Coordonnées du fabricant
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