{"product_id":"reading-philosophy-of-religion-isbn-9781405170819","title":"Reading Philosophy of Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e combines a diverse selection of classical and contemporary texts in philosophy of religion with insightful commentaries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a unique presentation through a combination of text and interactive commentary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a mix of classic and contemporary texts, including some not anthologized elsewhere\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes writings from thinkers such as Aquinas, Boethius, Hume, Plantinga and Putnam\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDivided into sections which examine religious language, the existence of God, reason, argument and belief, divine properties, and religious pluralism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Introduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e1 Religious Language\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Ayer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. J. Ayer, ‘Critique of Theology’ (selection from \u003ci\u003eLanguage, Truth and Logic\u003c\/i\u003e ch. 6)\u003c\/b\u003e (5).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Ayer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Berkeley\u003cb\u003eGeorge Berkeley, ‘Alciphron’ (selection from the seventh dialogue)\u003c\/b\u003e (5).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Putnam\u003cb\u003eHilary Putnam ‘Wittgenstein on Religious Language’ (selection from \u003ci\u003eRenewing Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e ch. 7-8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (15).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Putnam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Alston\u003cb\u003eWilliam Alston ‘Referring to God’\u003c\/b\u003e (11).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Alston.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e2 Reason, Argument and Belief in God\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to New.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher New, ‘Antitheism’\u003c\/b\u003e (8).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on New.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Clifford.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Clifford, ‘The Ethics of Belief’\u003c\/b\u003e (8).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Clifford.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to James.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam James, ‘The Will to Believe’\u003c\/b\u003e (17).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on James.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Plantinga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlvin Plantinga, ‘Is Belief in God Properly Basic?’\u003c\/b\u003e (10).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Plantinga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Rae.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorges Rey, ‘Meta-Atheism: Religious Avowal as Self-Deception’\u003c\/b\u003e (8).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Rae.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e3 The Existence of God\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Anselm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnselm, Proslogion: The Ontological Argument\u003c\/b\u003e (selection) (5).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Anselm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Aquinas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAquinas, Summa Theologica: First Way, Third Way\u003c\/b\u003e (3).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Aquinas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Pascal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlaise Pascal,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePensées: The Wager\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(2)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Pascal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Paley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Paley, ‘Natural Theology’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(selection)\u003c\/b\u003e (10).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Paley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Hume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hume ‘Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion’ (selection)\u003c\/b\u003e (12).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Hume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Everitt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Everitt ‘Teleological Arguments’ (selection from \u003ci\u003eThe Non-Existence of God\u003c\/i\u003e,ch. 5)\u003c\/b\u003e (5).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Everitt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Rowe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Rowe, ‘The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism’\u003c\/b\u003e (6).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Rowe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e4 Divine Properties\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Boethius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoethius, The Consolation of Philosophy (selection)\u003c\/b\u003e (3).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Boethius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Savage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. Wade Savage, ‘The Paradox of the Stone’\u003c\/b\u003e (5).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Savage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Pike.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNelson Pike, ‘Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action’\u003c\/b\u003e (6).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Pike.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Kretzmann.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorman Kretzmann, ‘Abraham, Isaac and Euthyphro: God and the Basis of\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorality’\u003c\/b\u003e (11).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Kretzmann.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e5 Pluralism\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Hick.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hick, The Interpretation of Religion (selection)\u003c\/b\u003e (6).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Hick.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Plantinga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlvin Plantinga, ‘Pluralism: A Defense of Religious Exclusivism’\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(selection)\u003c\/b\u003e (12).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Plantinga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFurther reading and essay questions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eGraham Oppy\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eMonash\u003c\/st1:placename\u003e \u003cst1:placetype w:st=\"on\"\u003eUniversity\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e, where he has recently been Head of the School of Philosophy and Bioethics, and Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Arts. His publications in philosophy of religion include \u003ci\u003eOntological Arguments and Belief in God\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Perspectives on Infinity\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), and \u003ci\u003eArguing about Gods\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and numerous journal articles.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Scott\u003c\/b\u003e is lecturer in Philosophy at the \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:placetype w:st=\"on\"\u003eUniversity\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e of \u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eManchester\u003c\/st1:placename\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e and editor of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.arsdisputandi.org\/\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eArs Disputandi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, an online journal in philosophy of religion. He has written several papers in philosophy of religion and perception and co-authored \u003ci\u003eRealism and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) with Andrew Moore.  \u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e offers a diverse collection of carefully chosen classical and contemporary texts in philosophy of religion accompanied by detailed and insightful commentaries as well as questions to stimulate further study. The readings reflect central topics of study: religious language; the existence of God; reason, argument and belief in God; divine properties; and religious pluralism. The twenty-two excerpts span the philosophical spectrum and include such thinkers as Alston, Anselm, Aquinas, Ayer, Berkeley, Boethius, Clifford, Hume, Paley, Pascal, Plantinga, Putnam and Rowe.  \u003cp\u003eWith its combination of thoughtfully chosen texts and illuminating analysis, \u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal choice for an introductory textbook in philosophy of religion courses, or for any individual curious about the philosophical study of the nature of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This is a brilliant set of readings with unique and student-friendly commentaries that makes it an ideal, vibrant resource for the study and practice of philosophy of religion today.\" \u003ci\u003eCharles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“For those with a basic grounding in Philosophy, this book represents an ideal introduction to Philosophy of Religion in the Western tradition. Oppy and Scott are to be commended for encouraging and enabling detailed engagement with some of the most important primary texts in the field.” \u003ci\u003eDr Elizabeth Burns, Heythrop College, University of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989917909221,"sku":"NP9781405170819","price":35.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405170819.jpg?v=1761785903","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/reading-philosophy-of-religion-isbn-9781405170819","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}