Titre :	The miracle of theism : arguments for and against the existence of God
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Mackie, J. L., Auteur
Editeur :	Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press
Année de publication :	©1982
Importance :	268 p.
Format :	22 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-19-824682-4
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	God God -- Proof Theism
Résumé :	In The Miracle of Theism, J.L. Mackie examines the arguments for and against the existence of God from an atheistic perspective. John Mackie is a highly respected twentieth century philosopher and along with Anthony Flew has been one of the most capable contemporary proponents of atheism. Written almost a quarter of a century ago, "The Miracle of Theism" remains a classic in the field of religious philosophy and is Read more...
Note de contenu :	Miracles and testimony -- Hume's argument: exposition -- Hume's argument: discussion -- Descartes and the idea of God -- The argument of the Third Meditation: exposition -- The argument of the Third Meditation: discussion -- Ontological arguments -- Descartes's proof and Kant's criticism -- Anselm's ontological proof and Gaunilo's reply -- Plantinga's ontological proof -- Berkeley's God and immaterial realism -- Berkeley's theism: exposition -- Berkeley's theism: discussion -- Cosmological arguments -- Contingency and sufficient reason -- The regress of causes -- Finite past time and creation -- Swinburne's inductive cosmological argument -- Moral arguments for the existence of a God -- A popular line of thought -- Newman: conscience as the creative principle of religion -- Kant: God as a presupposition of morality -- Sidgwick: the duality of practical reason -- God and the objectivity of value -- The argument from consciousness -- Arguments for design. -- Hume's Dialogues: exposition -- Hume's Dialogues: discussion -- Swinburne's restatement -- The problem of evil -- Survey of the problem -- Attempts to sidestep the problem -- The paradox of omnipotence -- The free will defence -- Digression: the nature of free will -- The free will defence: continued -- Religious experience and natural histories of religion -- The varieties of religious experience -- Natural histories of religion -- Belief without reason -- Pascal's wager -- William James and the will to believe -- Kierkegaard and the primacy of commitment -- Religion without belief? -- Replacements for God -- Conclusions and implications -- The challenge of nihilism -- The balance of probabilities -- The moral consequences of atheism.

The miracle of theism : arguments for and against the existence of God [texte imprimé] / Mackie, J. L., Auteur . - Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press, ©1982 . - 268 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-19-824682-4
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	God God -- Proof Theism
Résumé :	In The Miracle of Theism, J.L. Mackie examines the arguments for and against the existence of God from an atheistic perspective. John Mackie is a highly respected twentieth century philosopher and along with Anthony Flew has been one of the most capable contemporary proponents of atheism. Written almost a quarter of a century ago, "The Miracle of Theism" remains a classic in the field of religious philosophy and is Read more...
Note de contenu :	Miracles and testimony -- Hume's argument: exposition -- Hume's argument: discussion -- Descartes and the idea of God -- The argument of the Third Meditation: exposition -- The argument of the Third Meditation: discussion -- Ontological arguments -- Descartes's proof and Kant's criticism -- Anselm's ontological proof and Gaunilo's reply -- Plantinga's ontological proof -- Berkeley's God and immaterial realism -- Berkeley's theism: exposition -- Berkeley's theism: discussion -- Cosmological arguments -- Contingency and sufficient reason -- The regress of causes -- Finite past time and creation -- Swinburne's inductive cosmological argument -- Moral arguments for the existence of a God -- A popular line of thought -- Newman: conscience as the creative principle of religion -- Kant: God as a presupposition of morality -- Sidgwick: the duality of practical reason -- God and the objectivity of value -- The argument from consciousness -- Arguments for design. -- Hume's Dialogues: exposition -- Hume's Dialogues: discussion -- Swinburne's restatement -- The problem of evil -- Survey of the problem -- Attempts to sidestep the problem -- The paradox of omnipotence -- The free will defence -- Digression: the nature of free will -- The free will defence: continued -- Religious experience and natural histories of religion -- The varieties of religious experience -- Natural histories of religion -- Belief without reason -- Pascal's wager -- William James and the will to believe -- Kierkegaard and the primacy of commitment -- Religion without belief? -- Replacements for God -- Conclusions and implications -- The challenge of nihilism -- The balance of probabilities -- The moral consequences of atheism.