Cases and Maps: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy - Couverture rigide

Coppenger, Mark

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1532655452 ISBN 13 : 9781532655456

Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2019

Synopsis

A dying man hires the services of a cannibal; a customs official insults a world-class sculptor; a farmer complains that low-flying bombers are killing his chickens; two rock groups claim the same name; a monkey takes a selfie; and a minister with mail-order credentials performs a wedding. The resulting court cases (and sixteen others) serve to introduce a wide range of philosophical notions (such as libertarianism, speciesism, and speech acts). Next, a subway employee draws a revolutionary map; a mountain loses its name; a strange cineplex puts people in each others' movies; the art museums of Madrid loom over neighboring buildings; a nautical chart guides seamen into a Connecticut port; and Jerusalem stands "due north" of the Mediterranean. These maps (twenty-three in all), whether real or imaginary, introduce yet other philosophical notions (such as pragmatism, universals, and paradigms). Along the way in both sections, we meet a wide range of thinkers, from Plato to Aquinas to Hume to Kant to Searle. The explanations and discussion questions are written from a Christian perspective, inviting believers to join in the perennial dialogue with the conviction that if you don't have philosophical and theological positions sorted out, then they will have you.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Mark Coppenger is Retired Professor of Christian Philosophy and Ethics at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has a B.A. from Ouachita, a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt (both in philosophy), and an M.Div. from Southwestern. He's taught full time at Wheaton, Midwestern, and Southern; been senior pastor for churches in Arkansas and Illinois; served as an infantry officer; and done short-term missionary stints on five continents.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1532655452
• ISBN 13: 9781532655456
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Nuss Chad, Watters Harrison
• Nombre de pages: 218
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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