The Hiddenness Argument: Philosophy's New Challenge to Belief in God - Couverture rigide

Schellenberg, J. L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198733089 ISBN 13 : 9780198733089

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2015

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

In contrast to the polemics that normally fire back and forth across the imaginary lines of the culture wars, this essential, accessible book has an argument truly worth contending with. But it is also more than an argument; Schellenberg's way of thinking opens possibilities that are spiritual as well as rational, fully human as well as satisfyingly precise. (Nathan Schneider, author of God in Proof: The Story of a Search from the Ancients to the Internet)

Schellenberg's arguments about the alleged hiddenness of God have been much discussed in recent years. In a welcome, and accessible, book he introduces this challenging issue to a wider readership with clarity and incisiveness. (Roger Trigg, Senior Research Fellow, Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, Oxford University, author of Religious Diversity)

For all those who really want to know whether God exists, reading The Hiddenness Argument is a must. The book is written for the widest possible readership and great fun to read. (Herman Philipse, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Utrecht, author of God in the Age of Science?)

A powerful and yet simple statement of one of the most powerful and yet simple arguments for atheism that has been developed in recent years. (T. J. Mawson, Edgar Jones Fellow in Philosophy, St Peter's College, Oxford University, author of Belief in God)

Had I read John Schellenberg's brilliant new work, which gives title and cogency to the argument from the hiddenness of God, I would have become an unbeliever years before. In fact, of all the arguments for and against God's existence (and I've heard them all) this is the most powerful I have encountered in support of the atheist position. A tour de force. (Michael Shermer, Publisher Skeptic magazine, monthly columnist Scientific American, author of The Moral Arc)

I wonder what the implications would be if we took Schellenberg's optimism about human reasoning and applied it more broadly...one of the things that has struck me the most about the development of Schellenberg's thought is precisely his optimism about human reason and its prospects. The spirit of Schellenberg's work is never one of pessimistic judgment about the errors and superstitions of religious folk. He is not a mocker. Rather, his writing seems to flow from a conviction that there's so much out there to explore. (Adam Green, Notre Dame Philosophical Reivew)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In many places and times, and for many people, God's existence has been rather less than a clear fact. According to the hiddenness argument, this is actually a reason to suppose that it is not a fact at all. The hiddenness argument is a new argument for atheism that has come to prominence in philosophy over the past two decades. J. L. Schellenberg first developed the argument in 1993, and this book offers a short and vigorous statement of its central claims and ideas. Logically sharp but so clear that anyone can understand, the book addresses little-discussed issues such as why it took so long for hiddenness reasoning to emerge in philosophy, and how the hiddenness problem is distinct from the problem of evil. It concludes with the fascinating thought that retiring the last of the personal gods might leave us nearer the beginning of religion than the end. Though an atheist, Schellenberg writes sensitively and with a nuanced insider's grasp of the religious life. Pertinent aspects of his experience as a believer and as a nonbeliever, and of his own engagement with hiddenness issues, are included. Set in this personal context, and against an authoritative background on relevant logical, conceptual, and historical matters, The Hiddenness Argument's careful but provocative reasoning makes crystal clear just what this new argument is and why it matters.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0198733089
• ISBN 13: 9780198733089
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 158