Scientific Approaches to the Philosophy of Religion by Y. Nagasawa (English) Har

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Tackling central problems in philosophy of religion by referring to relevant theories and findings in cognitive science, anthropology, developmental psychology, decision theory, biology, physics, cosmology, the contributors address a range of topics, including divine attributes; God, creation and evolution; God and the universe; religious beliefs.

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Tackling central problems in philosophy of religion by referring to relevant theories and findings in cognitive science, anthropology, developmental psychology, decision theory, biology, physics, cosmology, the contributors address a range of topics, including divine attributes; God, creation and evolution; God and the universe; religious beliefs.

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Scientific Approaches to Philosophy of Religion offers new ways of tackling perennial problems in the philosophy of religion by referring to recent developments in science

Author Biography

STEVE CLARKE James Martin Fellow in the Institute for Ethics and Science, Oxford Martin School and Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK; and Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaWILLIAM LANE CRAIG Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, USAPAUL DRAPER Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University, USADAVID EFIRD Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of York, UKKLAAS J. KRAAY Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ryerson University, CanadaROBIN LE POIDEVIN Professor of Metaphysics at the University of Leeds, UKDAVID LEECH Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Universities of Paris 10 and Blaise Pascal University, FranceTIM MAWSON Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at St Peter's College, University of Oxford, UKBENJAMIN MURPHY Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the Florida State University, PanamaKATHERIN A. ROGERS Professor of Philosophy at the University of Delaware, USAMICHAEL RUSE Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science at Florida State University, USAJAMES D. SINCLAIR Physicist and Senior Combat Analyst for the United States Navy, USAAKU VISALA Research Fellow at the Academy of Finland and the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at the University of Oxford, UKGRAHAM WOOD Lecturer in Philosophy at University of Tasmania, Australia

Table of Contents

Series Editors' Preface Notes on Contributors Introduction: Y.Nagasawa PART I: DIVINE ATTRIBUTES The Necessity of God and the Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking; R.Le Poidevin Why Would Anyone Believe in a Timeless God?: Two Types of Theology; B.Murphy PART II: GOD, CREATION AND EVOLUTION Darwin's Argument from Evil; P.Draper Attributing Agency: Fast and Frugal or All Things Considered?; G.Wood PART III: GOD AND THE UNIVERSE On Non-Singular Spacetimes and the Beginning of the Universe; W.L.Craig & J.D.Sinclair The Theistic Multiverse: Problems and Prospects; K.J.Kraay PART IV: RELIGIOUS BELIEFS How Relevant is the Cognitive Science of Religion to Philosophy of Religion?; D.Leech & A.Visala The Rationality of Classical Theism and Its Demographics; T.J.Mawson PART V: RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND DISAGREEMENT Coercion, Consequence and Salvation; S.Clarke Polarized yet Warranted Christian Belief; D.Efird PART VI: THE COMPATIBILITY OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION Freedom, Science, and Religion; K.A.Rogers The Compatibility of Science and Religion: Why the Warfare Thesis is False; M.Ruse Index

Long Description

The philosophy of religion, one of the oldest areas of philosophy, has been advanced mainly through conceptual thinking. However, over the last few decades scientists have made discoveries with significant implications for this philosophical domain. Scientific Approaches to Philosophy of Religion opens new perspectives by applying scientific approaches to central problems in the field. The book's contributors tackle perennial problems in philosophy of religion by referring to relevant findings and theories in cognitive science, anthropology, developmental psychology, decision theory, biology, physics and cosmology. They address a wide range of topics, such as divine attributes; God, creation and evolution; God and the universe; religious beliefs; religious tolerance and disagreement; and the compatibility of science and religion.

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Scientific Approaches to Philosophy of Religion offers new ways of tackling perennial problems in the philosophy of religion by referring to recent developments in science

Details ISBN0230291104 Short Title SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES TO THE P Language English ISBN-10 0230291104 ISBN-13 9780230291102 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 210 Publication Date 2012-07-25 Year 2012 Edition Description 2012 Pages 280 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2012-07-25 AU Release Date 2012-07-25 NZ Release Date 2012-07-25 Illustrations X, 280 p. Author Y. Nagasawa Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Alternative 9781349331871 Edited by Y. Nagasawa Audience Professional & Vocational Series Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion We've got this

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