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| william rowe philosophy of religion: William L. Rowe on Philosophy of Religion William L. Rowe, 2007 The present collection brings together for the first time Rowe's most significant contributions to the philosophy of religion. This diverse but representative selection of Rowe's writings will provide students, professional scholars as well as general readers with stimulating and accessible discussions on such topics as the philosophical theology of Paul Tillich, the problem of evil, divine freedom, arguments for the existence of God, religious experience, life after death, and religious pluralism. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Philosophy of Religion William L. Rowe, 1978 What is the relationship between faith and reason? Find out in PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: AN INTRODUCTION. Because it's written to be easily understood no matter your background, this philosophy of religion textbook introduces you to the debate in a way you can understand. Whether it's the philosophical proofs for God's existence or using reason to evaluate faith claims, the major points in the philosophy of religion are all covered in this excellent textbook. And with its built-in study tools, PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: AN INTRODUCTION helps out during test time as well. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Can God Be Free? William L. Rowe, 2004-04-22 In the three major religions of the West, God is understood to be a being whose goodness, knowledge, and power is such that it is impossible for any being, including God himself, to have a greater degree of goodness, knowledge, and power. This book focuses on God's freedom and praiseworthiness in relation to his perfect goodness. Given his necessary perfections, if there is a best world for God to create he would have no choice other than to create it. For, as Leibniz tells us, 'to do less good than one could is to be lacking in wisdom or in goodness.' But if God could not do otherwise than create the best world, he created the world of necessity, not freely. And, if that is so, it may be argued that we have no reason to be thankful to God for creating us, since, as parts of the best possible world, God was simply unable to do anything other than create us - he created us of necessity, not freely. Moreover, we are confronted with the difficulty of having to believe that this world, with its Holocaust, and innumerable other evils, is the best that an infinitely powerful, infinitely good being could do in creating a world. Neither of these conclusions, taken by itself, seems at all plausible. Yet each conclusion appears to follow from the conception of God now dominant in the great religions of the West. William Rowe presents a detailed study of this important problem, both historically in the writings of Gottfried Leibniz, Samuel Clarke, Thomas Aquinas, and Jonathan Edwards, as well as in the contemporary philosophical literature devoted to the issue. Rowe argues that this problem is more serious than is commonly thought and may require some significant revision in contemporary thinking about the nature of God. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Evidential Argument from Evil William L. Rowe, Paul Draper, Richard Swinburne, Eleonore Stump, Alvin Plantinga, William P. Alston, Stephen J. Wykstra, Peter van Inwagen, Bruce Russell, Richard M. Gale, 2008-10-17 Is evil evidence against the existence of God? A collection of essays by philosophers, theologians, and other scholars. Even if God and evil are compatible, it remains hotly contested whether evil renders belief in God unreasonable. The Evidential Argument from Evil presents five classic statements on this issue by eminent philosophers and theologians, and places them in dialogue with eleven original essays reflecting new thinking by these and other scholars. The volume focuses on two versions of the argument. The first affirms that there is no reason for God to permit either certain specific horrors or the variety and profusion of undeserved suffering. The second asserts that pleasure and pain, given their biological role, are better explained by hypotheses other than theism. Contributors include William P. Alston, Paul Draper, Richard M. Gale, Daniel Howard-Snyder, Alvin Plantinga, William L. Rowe, Bruce Russell, Eleonore Stump, Richard G. Swinburne, Peter van Inwagen, and Stephen John Wykstra. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: God and the Problem of Evil William L. Rowe, 2001-07-16 God and the Problem of Evil brings together influential essays on the question of whether the amount of seemingly pointless malice and suffering in our world counts against the rationality of belief in God, a being who is said to be all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The God Beyond Belief Nick Trakakis, 2006-11-03 This study of Professor William Rowe’s defense of atheism on the basis of evil assesses the literature that has developed in response to Rowe’s work, closely examining two strategies: mystery – the idea that God may have reasons beyond our comprehension for permitting evil; and theodicy - explanations as to why God allows evil to flourish. The book unearths difficulties in both, concluding that the God of theism must be beyond belief. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason J. L. Schellenberg, 2006 In this clearly written and tightly argued book, J. L. Schellenberg addresses a fundamental yet neglected religious problem. If there is a God, he asks, why is his existence not more obvious? Traditionally, theists have claimed that God is hidden in order to account for the fact that the evidence of his existence is as weak as it is. Schellenberg maintains that, given the understanding of God's moral character to which theists are committed, this claim runs into serious difficulty. There are grounds, the author writes, for thinking that the perfectly loving God of theism would not be hidden, that such a God would put the fact of his existence beyond reasonable nonbelief. Since reasonable nonbelief occurs, Schellenberg argues, it follows that there is here an argument of considerable force for atheism. In developing his claim, Schellenberg carefully examines the relevant views of such theists as Pascal, Butler, Kierkegaard, Hick, and others. He clarifies their suggestions concerning Divine hiddenness and shows how they fall short of providing a rebuttal for the argument he presents. That argument, he concludes, poses a serious challenge to theism, to which contemporary theists must seek to respond. The first full-length treatment of its topic, Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason will be of interest to anyone who has sought to reach a conclusion as to God's existence, and especially to theologians and philosophers of religion. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Cosmological Argument William L. Rowe, 1998 |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Epistemology of Religious Experience Keith E. Yandell, 1994-11-25 Arguing against the notion that religious experience is ineffable, while advocating the view that it can provide evidence of God's existence, this text contends that social science and nonreligious explanations of religious belief and experience do not cancel out the force of the experience. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Religion William E. Mann, 2008-04-15 The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Religion features fourteen new essays written by some of the most prominent philosophers working in the field. Contributors include Linda Zabzeski, Hugh McCann, Brian Leftow, Gareth B. Matthews, William L. Rowe, Elliott Sober, Derk Pereboom, Alfred J. Freddoso, William P. Alston, William J. Wainwright, Peter van Inwagen, Philip Kitcher and Philip Quinn. Features fourteen newly commissioned essays. Provides a comprehensive treatment of the major problems in the philosophy of religion. Surveys the field and presents distinctive arguments. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Reason and the Heart William J. Wainwright, 2018-05-31 Between the opposing claims of reason and religious subjectivity may be a middle ground, William J. Wainwright argues. His book is a philosophical reflection on the role of emotion in guiding reason. There is evidence, he contends, that reason functions properly only when informed by a rightly disposed heart.The idea of passional reason, so rarely discussed today, once dominated religious reflection, and Wainwright pursues it through the writings of three of its past proponents: Jonathan Edwards, John Henry Newman, and William James. He focuses on Edwards, whose work typifies the Christian perspective on religious reasoning and the heart. Then, in his discussion of Newman and James, Wainwright shows how the emotions participate in non-religious reasoning. Finally he takes up the challenges most often posed to notions of passional reason: that such views justify irrationality and wishful thinking, that they can't be defended without circularity, and that they lead to relativism. His response to these charges culminates in an eloquent and persuasive defense of the claim that reason functions best when influenced by the appropriate emotions, feelings, and intuitions. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Problem of Evil Michael L. Peterson, 2016-11-15 Of all the issues in the philosophy of religion, the problem of reconciling belief in God with evil in the world arguably commands more attention than any other. For over two decades, Michael L. Peterson’s The Problem of Evil: Selected Readings has been the most widely recognized and used anthology on the subject. Peterson's expanded and updated second edition retains the key features of the original and presents the main positions and strategies in the latest philosophical literature on the subject. It will remain the most complete introduction to the subject as well as a resource for advanced study. Peterson organizes his selection of classical and contemporary sources into four parts: important statements addressing the problem of evil from great literature and classical philosophy; debates based on the logical, evidential, and existential versions of the problem; major attempts to square God's justice with the presence of evil, such as Augustinian, Irenaean, process, openness, and felix culpa theodicies; and debates on the problem of evil covering such concepts as a best possible world, natural evil and natural laws, gratuitous evil, the skeptical theist defense, and the bearing of biological evolution on the problem. The second edition includes classical excerpts from the book of Job, Voltaire, Dostoevsky, Augustine, Aquinas, Leibniz, and Hume, and twenty-five essays that have shaped the contemporary discussion, by J. L. Mackie, Alvin Plantinga, William Rowe, Marilyn Adams, John Hick, William Hasker, Paul Draper, Michael Bergmann, Eleonore Stump, Peter van Inwagen, and numerous others. Whether a professional philosopher, student, or interested layperson, the reader will be able to work through a number of issues related to how evil in the world affects belief in God. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Faith, Freedom, and Rationality Jeff Jordan, Daniel Howard-Snyder, 1996 The philosophy of religion, once considered a deviation from an otherwise analytically rigorous discipline, has flourished over the past two decades. This collection of new essays by twelve distinguished philosophers of religion explores three broad themes: religious attitudes of belief, acceptance, and love; human and divine freedom; and the rationality of religious belief. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion William Wainwright, 2004-12-16 The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion contains newly commissioned chapters by 21 prominent experts who cover the field in a comprehensive but accessible manner. Each chapter is expository, critical, and representative of a distinctive viewpoint. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality Ayon Maharaj, 2018-10-08 Sri Ramakrishna is widely known as a nineteenth-century Indian mystic who affirmed the harmony of all religions on the basis of his richly varied spiritual experiences and eclectic religious practices, both Hindu and non-Hindu. In Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality, Ayon Maharaj argues that Sri Ramakrishna was also a sophisticated philosopher of great contemporary relevance. Through a careful study of Sri Ramakrishna's recorded oral teachings in the original Bengali, Maharaj reconstructs his philosophical positions and analyzes them from a cross-cultural perspective. Sri Ramakrishna's spiritual journey culminated in the exalted state of vijñana, his term for the intimate knowledge of God as the Infinite Reality that is both personal and impersonal, with and without form, immanent in the universe and beyond it. This expansive spiritual standpoint of vijñana, Maharaj contends, opens up a new paradigm for addressing central issues in cross-cultural philosophy of religion, including divine infinitude, religious pluralism, mystical experience, and the problem of evil. Sri Ramakrishna's vijñana-based religious pluralism--when grasped in all its subtlety--proves to have major philosophical advantages over dominant Western models. Moreover, his mystical testimony and teachings not only cut across long-standing debates about the nature of mystical experience but also bolster recent defenses of its epistemic value. Maharaj further demonstrates that Sri Ramakrishna's unique response to the problem of evil resonates strongly with Western soul-making theodicies and contemporary theories of skeptical theism. A pioneering interdisciplinary study of one of India's most important philosopher-mystics, Maharaj's book is essential reading for scholars and students in philosophy of religion, theology, religious studies, and Hindu studies. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Philosophy of Religion: The Key Thinkers Jeff Jordan, 2011-01-20 An accessible survey of the most important thinkers on Religion, from Aquinas, through Kant to William James. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Rationality of Belief and the Plurality of Faith Thomas D. Senor, 2019-05-15 A veritable who's who in the field of contemporary philosophy of religion here considers various issues in the epistemology of religious beliefs. The writings of William P. Alston, the leading figure in the revival of the Anglo-American philosophy of religion, provide the focus of these essays, all but two previously unpublished. Philosophers of religion, meta-physicians, epistemologists, and theologians will find in this volume some of the most important work available in the theory of knowledge and the epistemic status of religious belief. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Transforming Philosophy and Religion Norman Wirzba, Bruce Ellis Benson, 2008-05-07 Norman Wirzba, Bruce Ellis Benson, and an international group of philosophers and theologians describe how various expressions of philosophy are transformed by the discipline of love. What is at stake is how philosophy colors and shapes the way we receive and engage each other, our world, and God. Focusing primarily on the Continental tradition of philosophy of religion, the work presented in this volume engages thinkers such as St. Paul, Meister Eckhart, Kierkegaard, Husserl, Heidegger, Ricoeur, Derrida, Marion, Zizek, Irigaray, and Michele Le Doeuff. Emerging from the book is a complex definition of the wisdom of love which challenges how we think about nature, social justice, faith, gender, creation, medicine, politics, and ethics. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Problem of Evil Marilyn McCord Adams, Robert Merrihew Adams, 1990 This collection of important writings fills the need for an anthology that adequately represents recent work on the problem of evil. This is perhaps one of the most discussed topics in the philosophy of religion, and is of perennial interest to philosophers and theologians. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Philosophy of Religion William Lane Craig, 2002 Philosophy of Religion is a combined anthology and guide intended for use as a textbook in courses on Philosophy of Religion. It aims to bring to the student the very best of cutting-edge work on important topics in the field. Presenting a sympathetic view of the topics it treats, Philosophy of Religion provides an ideal resource for studying the central questions raised by religious belief.-- |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Ethics and the Problem of Evil Marilyn McCord Adams, John Hare, Linda Zagzebski, Laura Garcia, Bruce Russell, Stephen J. Wykstra, Stephen Maitzen, 2017-02-27 Provocative essays that seek “to turn the attention of analytic philosophy of religion on the problem of evil . . . towards advances in ethical theory” (Reading Religion). The contributors to this book—Marilyn McCord Adams, John Hare, Linda Zagzebski, Laura Garcia, Bruce Russell, Stephen Wykstra, and Stephen Maitzen—attended two University of Notre Dame conferences in which they addressed the thesis that there are yet untapped resources in ethical theory for affecting a more adequate solution to the problem of evil. The problem of evil has been an extremely active area of study in the philosophy of religion for many years. Until now, most sources have focused on logical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues, leaving moral questions as open territory. With the resources of ethical theory firmly in hand, this volume provides lively insight into this ageless philosophical issue. “These essays—and others—will be of primary interest to scholars working in analytic philosophy of religion from a self-consciously Christian standpoint, but its audience is not limited to such persons. The book offers illustrative examples of how scholars in philosophy of religion understand their aims and how they go about making their arguments . . . hopefully more work will follow this volume’s lead.”—Reading Religion “Recommended.”—Choice |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Philosophy of Religion William L. Rowe, William J. Wainwright, 1998 This third edition of Philosophy of Religion offers a wide variety of readings designed to introduce students to important issues in the philosophy of religion. The authors have coupled new readings--including essays by Robert M. Adams, Peter Van Inwagen, and William P. Alston--with readings from classical philosophers, offering students an even more comprehensive and well-focused text. Many of the essays are particularly accessible to beginning philosophy students. New essays cover religious pluralism, teleological and moral arguments for God's existence, and the problem of evil. Philosophy of Religion, 3/e is an excellent choice for use as a main text or as a supplement for introductory courses in philosophy and religion. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Philosophy of Religion C. Stephen Evans, 1985-01-01 C. Stephen Evans examines the central themes of philosophy of religion, including the arguments for God's existence, the meaning of revelation and miracles, and the problem of religious language. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Thomas Aquinas on God and Evil Brian Davies, 2011-08-24 Brian Davies offers the first in-depth study of Saint Thomas Aquinas's thoughts on God and evil, revealing that Aquinas's thinking about God and evil can be traced through his metaphysical philosophy, his thoughts on God and creation, and his writings about Christian revelation and the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation. Davies first gives an introduction to Aquinas's philosophical theology, as well as a nuanced analysis of the ways in which Aquinas's writings have been considered over time. For hundreds of years scholars have argued that Aquinas's views on God and evil were original and different from those of his contemporaries. Davies shows that Aquinas's views were by modern standards very original, but that in their historical context they were more traditional than many scholars since have realized. Davies also provides insight into what we can learn from Aquinas's philosophy. Thomas Aquinas on God and Evil is a clear and engaging guide for anyone who struggles with the relation of God and theology to the problem of evil. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Who Rules the World Hans Schwarz, 2021-03-30 Over a career spanning more than fifty years, Hans Schwarz has grappled with nearly all of Christianity's major theological questions. In this latest volume, Schwarz tackles the perennial problem of evil. How is it possible to reconcile the manifest evil and pain in the world with the biblical promise of hope and redemption? Are we, in fact, lonely wanderers in the immensity of the universe about whom nobody cares, or is there something above and beyond us in which we can trust? To this perennial question Schwarz brings his signature blend of pastoral sensitivity and scholarly acumen. Informed by decades in the classroom, Schwarz offers a sweeping survey of views of the problem of evil, beginning with the world's major religious traditions before focusing on the major views across the broad span of Christian history. The book aims to help readers interested in the problem of evil understand the broad sweep of human thought about the problem, and make informed assessments of the issue for themselves. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Evidence and Religious Belief Kelly James Clark, Raymond J. VanArragon, 2011-07-28 A fundamental question in philosophy of religion is whether religious belief must be based on evidence in order to be properly held. In recent years two prominent positions on this issue have been staked out: evidentialism, which claims that proper religious belief requires evidence; and Reformed epistemology, which claims that it does not. Evidence and Religious Belief contains eleven chapters by prominent philosophers which push the discussion in new directions. The volume has three parts. The first part explores the demand for evidence: some chapters object to it while others seek to restate it or find space for compromise between Reformed epistemology and evidentialism. The second part explores ways in which beliefs are related to evidence; that is, ways in which the evidence for or against religious belief that is available to a person can depend on that person's background beliefs and other circumstances. The third part contains chapters that discuss actual evidence for and against religious belief. Evidence for belief in God includes the so-called common consent of the human race and the way that such belief makes sense of the moral life; evidence against it includes profound puzzles about divine freedom which suggest that it is impossible for a being to be morally perfect. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Improbability of God Michael Martin, Ricki Monnier, 2006 In this book, the authors bring together for the first time an extensive collection of papers by many distinguished scholars who present a variety of arguments that the existence of God is improbable. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Philosophy of Religion Michael L. Peterson, 1996 This anthology of readings in the philosophy of religion examines the basic classical and a host of contemporary issues in thirteen thematic sections. Each section begins with an introductory essay giving background on the topic; in addition, each essay is preceded by a brief epitome, and study questions and a bibliography of suggested readings follows each section. The book is designed to parallel the thematic structure of the authors' 1990 book, Reason and Religious Belief; the two are to be marketed as a set. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion Michael L. Peterson, Raymond J. VanArragon, 2004 Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion features newly commissioned debates on some of the most controversial issues in the field. For example: Is evil evidence against belief in God? Does science discredit religion? Is God's existence the best explanation of the universe? Is eternal damnation compatible with the Christian concept of God? Is morality based on God's commands?This first title in Blackwell's Contemporary Debates in Philosophy series presents important philosophical issues in a stimulating and engaging manner. Twelve central questions are posed, with each question addressed by a pair of opposing essays. The debates range from vigorous disagreements between theists and their critics to arguments between theists of different philosophical and theological persuasions. Both students and scholars in the philosophy of religion will readily sense the value of rigorous debate for sharply defining the issues and paving the way for further progress. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: A Companion to Philosophy of Religion Charles Taliaferro, Paul Draper, Philip L. Quinn, 2010-01-19 In 85 new and updated essays, this comprehensive volume provides anauthoritative guide to the philosophy of religion. Includes contributions from established philosophers and risingstars 22 new entries have now been added, and all material from theprevious edition has been updated and reorganized Broad coverage spans the areas of world religions, theism,atheism, , the problem of evil, science and religion, andethics |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein, 2014-02-18 As The Giving Tree turns fifty, this timeless classic is available for the first time ever in ebook format. This digital edition allows young readers and lifelong fans to continue the legacy and love of a classic that will now reach an even wider audience. Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy. So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. And don't miss the other Shel Silverstein ebooks, Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic! |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Making of an Atheist James Spiegel, 2010-01-21 The new atheists are on the warpath. They come armed with arguments to show that belief in God is absurd and dangerous. In the name of societal progress, they promote purging the world of all religious practice. And they claim that people of faith are mentally ill. Some of the new atheists openly declare their hatred for the Judeo-Christian God. Christian apologists have been quick to respond to the new atheists’ arguments. But there is another dimension to the issue which begs to be addressed--the root causes of atheism. Where do atheists come from? How did such folks as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens become such ardent atheists? If we are to believe them, their flight from faith resulted from a dispassionate review of the evidence. Not enough rational grounds for belief in God, they tell us. But is this the whole story? Could it be that their opposition to religious faith has more to do with passion than reason? What if, in the end, evidence has little to do with how atheists arrive at their anti-faith? That is precisely the claim in this book. Atheism is not at all a consequence of intellectual doubts. These are mere symptoms of the root cause--moral rebellion. For the atheist, the missing ingredient is not evidence but obedience. The psalmist declares, “The fool says in his heart there is no God” (Ps. 14:1), and in the book of Romans, Paul makes it clear that lack of evidence is not the atheist’s problem. The Making of an Atheist confirms these biblical truths and describes the moral and psychological dynamics involved in the abandonment of faith. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Reading Philosophy of Religion Graham Oppy, Michael Scott, 2010-04-26 Reading Philosophy of Religion combines a diverse selection of classical and contemporary texts in philosophy of religion with insightful commentaries. Offers a unique presentation through a combination of text and interactive commentary Provides a mix of classic and contemporary texts, including some not anthologized elsewhere Includes writings from thinkers such as Aquinas, Boethius, Hume, Plantinga and Putnam Divided into sections which examine religious language, the existence of God, reason, argument and belief, divine properties, and religious pluralism |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: What is this thing called Philosophy of Religion? Elizabeth Burns, 2017-10-02 What is this thing called Philosophy of Religion? grapples with the core topics studied on philosophy of religion undergraduate courses including: the meaning of religious language, including 20th century developments the nature of the Divine, including divine power, wisdom and action arguments for the existence of the Divine challenges to belief in the Divine, including the problems of evil, divine hiddenness and religious diversity believing without arguments arguments for life after death, including reincarnation. In addition to the in-depth coverage of the key themes within the subject area Elizabeth Burns explores the topics from the perspectives of the five main world religions, introducing students to the work of scholars from a variety of religious traditions and interpretations of belief. What is this thing called Philosophy of Religion? is the ideal introduction for those approaching the philosophy of religion for the first time, containing many helpful student-friendly features, such as a glossary of important terms, study questions and further reading. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Thomas Reid on Freedom and Morality William L. Rowe, 2018-10-18 In this succinct and well-written book, one of our most eminent philosophers provides a fresh reading of the view of freedom and morality developed by Thomas Reid (1710-1796). Although contemporary theorists have written extensively about the Scottish philosopher's contributions to the theory of knowledge, this is the first book-length study of his contributions to the controversy over freedom and necessity. William L. Rowe argues that Reid developed a subtle, systematic theory of moral freedom based on the idea of the human being as a free and morally responsible agent. He carefully reconstructs the theory and explores the intellectual background to Reid's views in the work of John Locke, Samuel Clarke, and Anthony Collins. Rowe develops a novel account of Reid's conception of free action and relates it to contemporary arguments that moral responsibility for an action implies the power to have done otherwise. Distilling from Reid's work a viable version of the agency theory of freedom and responsibility, he suggests how Reid's theory can be defended against the major objections—both historical and contemporary—that have been advanced against it. Blending to good effect historical and philosophical analysis, Thomas Reid on Freedom and Morality should interest philosophers, political theorists, and intellectual historians. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: A Companion to Philosophy of Religion Charles Taliaferro, Paul Draper, Philip L. Quinn, 2010 In 85 new and updated essays written by an outstanding cast of leading scholars and rising stars in the field, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative guide to philosophy of religion. Written in a style that appeals both to the non-specialist and to the professional philosopher, this volume provides a broad survey of the issues in the philosophy of religion and offers an invaluable reference resource which will be referred to again and again.--Jacket. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The Philosophy of Religion Reader Chad V. Meister, 2008 Reflecting current trends and research interests in the field - including the growing interest in religious diversity and global philosophy of religion - this broad and up to date introduction explores key writings from both the Western theistic tradition and from non-Western, non-theistic sources. The nine sections cover: Religious Diversity The Nature and Attributes of God Arguments for and Against the Existence of God Science Faith and Miracles The Self and Human Condition Religious Experience The Problem of Evil and Suffering Death and the Afterlife. With section introductions, discusssion questions, extensive bibliographies and a supporting website featuring additional material, it is the ideal reference tool to help clarify important points and reinforce understanding. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion Michael J. Murray, Michael C. Rea, 2008-03-20 An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion provides a broad overview of the topics which are at the forefront of discussion in contemporary philosophy of religion. Prominent views and arguments from both historical and contemporary authors are discussed and analyzed. The book treats all of the central topics in the field, including the coherence of the divine attributes, theistic and atheistic arguments, faith and reason, religion and ethics, miracles, human freedom and divine providence, science and religion, and immortality. In addition it addresses topics of significant importance that similar books often ignore, including the argument for atheism from hiddenness, the coherence of the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation, and the relationship between religion and politics. It will be a valuable accompaniment to undergraduate and introductory graduate-level courses. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: Readings in the Philosophy of Religion - Second Edition Kelly James Clark, 2008-02-14 Like the first edition, the second edition of Readings in the Philosophy of Religion covers topics in a point-counterpoint manner, specifically designed to foster deep reflection. Unique to this collection is the section on the divine attributes. The book’s focus is on issues of fundamental human concern—God’s suffering, hell, prayer, feminist theology, and religious pluralism. All of these are shown, in a lengthy introduction, to relate to the standard issues in philosophical theology—omnipotence, omniscience, immutability, goodness, and eternity. For this second edition, each major section ends with an extended reflection by a philosopher who shows how to think through the issues raised in the preceding essays. Also included are a new section on the ontological argument with classical discussions by Anselm and Gaunilo, along with a new essay by Laura Garcia; a new section on religious language; new essays on the free will defense, theodicies, and feminist theology; and a new version of the cosmological argument that does not rely on the principle of sufficient reason. |
| william rowe philosophy of religion: The History of Western Philosophy of Religion Graham Oppy, N. N. Trakakis, 2016-09-17 'The History of Western Philosophy of Religion' brings together an international team of over 100 leading scholars to provide authoritative exposition of how history's most important philosophical thinkers - from antiquity to the present day - have sought to analyse the concepts and tenets central to Western religious belief, especially Christianity. Divided chronologically into five volumes, 'The History of Western Philosophy of Religion' is designed to be accessible to a wide range of readers, from the scholar looking for original insight and the latest research findings to the student wishing for a masterly encapsulation of a particular philosopher's views. Together these volumes provide an indispensable resource for anyone conducting research or teaching in the philosophy of religion and related fields, such as theology, religious studies, the history of philosophy, and the history of ideas. |
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This conference celebrates the life and career of William L. Rowe, who taught at Purdue University for 43 years and was one of the preeminent philosophers of religion of the 20th Century. ... Christian Philosophers, and The University of Notre Dame’s Center for Philosophy of Religion. William L. Rowe Memorial Conference July 26-27, 2016
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Consider William Rowe’s tightened version of Anselm’s argument in ... 3 Rowe, William, L., 2007, The Ontological Argument, philosophy of Religion: An In-troduction, Wadsworth publishing. p. 41. ONTOLOGICAL ARGuMENT REVISITED: A REpLY TO ROWE 41 beyond correction. Anything we please can be made to serve as a logical predi-
Philosophy 245 - Philosophy of Religion – Fall 2014 Essay Topics
Readings: Question 1 Anthony O'Hear, "Science and Religion," The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 44 (1993): pp. 505-516. Jacques Maritain, “God and Science,” in On the Use of Philosophy: Three Essays (New York: Athenaeum, 1965), pp. 44-71. Del Ratzsch, “The Demise of Religion: Greatly Exaggerated Reports from the Science/Religion "Wars",”
William J. Wainwright (ed): The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy …
He admits that analytic philosophy of religion was myopic, until recently. It is not surprising, he says, that Western philosophers began with the religions they knew best, ... The collection begins with William L. Rowe, who challenges the traditional Chris tian concept of God, doubting that power, goodness, and knowledge are compatible
Philosophy of Religion - Wabash College
Philosophy of Religion ... (in Kessler) Recommended: William Rowe, "The Cosmological Argument" (in Kessler) Second short paper topic (on arguments for God's existence) distributed. 12, 14 The early modern debate over teleology in nature. William Paley, “The Watch and the Watchmaker” (from Natural Theology, or Evidences of the Existence and ...
TYBA Paper 5: Semester V Paper Title: Philosophy of Religion …
What is Philosophy of Religion and how it is different from heology and Comparative T Religion? Relation between the God and the World Deism, Pantheism and Theism (with Critique). ... William L. Rowe and Wainwright. Philosophy of Religion (selected readings)3rd edition Harcourt Brace college publishers.
TYBA Philosophy (2018-19) Paper Title: Classical Indian Philosophy ...
Unit II: ‘Existence’ of God (traditional justifications) ----- Linda Zagsebski, Philosophy of Religion: A Historical Introduction chapter 2 ----- Chad Meister, Introducing Philosophy of Religion chapters 4-6 ----- William Rowe, Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction chapters 2-4 Unit III: ‘Existence’ of God (pragmatic justifications)
Essential Philosophy Lesson 14: William - classicalu.com
The most famous Evidential Version of the POE is William Rowe’s argument, from “The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism” (1979), which is used by Dr. Schenk in this lecture. William L. Rowe (1931-2015) was a leading philosopher of religion at Purdue University. He considered himself a friendly atheist, or sympathetic atheist,
TYBA Philosophy (2018-19) - University of Mumbai
Unit II: ‘Existence’ of God (traditional justifications) ----- Linda Zagsebski, Philosophy of Religion: A Historical Introduction chapter 2 ----- Chad Meister, Introducing Philosophy of Religion chapters 4-6 ----- William Rowe, Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction chapters 2-4 Unit III: ‘Existence’ of God (pragmatic justifications)
REPLY TO ROWE - qcc.cuny.edu
REPLY TO ROWE Michael Bergmann & Daniel Howard-Snyder forthcoming in Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion (Blackwell), ed. Michael Peterson; anthologized in God and the Problem of Evil (Blackwell 2001), ed. William Rowe We will limit our replies to Rowe's paper to the following three points.1 1.
Not Skeptical Theism, but Trusting Theism - PhilArchive
This article appears in (2016) Southwest Philosophy Review 32 (1):233-244. Not Skeptical Theism, but Trusting Theism John McClellan Carson-Newman University William Rowe’s (1979) version of the argument from evil is still widely discussed among philosophers of religion today. Letting the term “gratuitous evil” stand for an evil that an
Diagnosing Bias in Philosophy of Religion - JSTOR
William Alston, Nelson Pike, Alvin Plantinga, William Rowe, and Richard Swinburne, to mention just a few. Having said that, our role in this paper will be that of the proverbial skunk at the garden party. For in spite of the recent expansion of work in philosophy of religion, it exhibits at least four symptoms of poor health:
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion Eduqas AS …
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion Eduqas AS Knowledge Organiser: William Rowe and Gregory S. Paul have presented empirical versions of the problem of evil, sometimes called the evidential problem of evil. Rowe’s argument is that if there are instances of intense suffering that God could do something
Introduction to Philosophy Hamilton College Russell Marcus …
Introduction to Philosophy, Fall 2007, Russell Marcus, Reading Guide #1 - Philosophy of Religion, page 2 G. E. Moore, “Is Existence a Predicate?” pp 28-31. 1. What is the Kneale/Moore distinction between logical predicates and grammatical predicates? In which ... William L. Rowe, “Why the Ontological Argument Fails,” pp 32-5. 1. How ...
Poetry as Political Response: The War Machine in William Rowe…
spaces) of resistance. William Rowe’s Nation4 challenges this attempted annexation by exposing and repositioning the ways organs of State impose language formula-tions on these sites of resistance. Nation does so by proposing a poetic war machine of ‘response’. For decades, Rowe has been a pivotal figure in UK innovative poetry. Based ...
Blocking Rowe's New Evidential Argument from Evil - JSTOR
Blocking Rowe's new evidential argument from evil JEFF JORDAN Department of Philosophy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 Abstract: The first part of this paper exposits William Rowe's latest version of the ... publication of Hume's Dialogues ConcerningNatural Religion in 1779. In Dialogue XI, Philo asks 'Is the world considered in ...
North American Philosophical Publications - University of …
North American Philosophical Publications The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism Author(s): William L. Rowe Reviewed work(s): Source: American Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct., 1979), pp. 335-341
A Companion to - Archive.org
A Companion to Philosophy of Religion, Second Edition Edited by Charles Taliaferro, Paul Draper, and Philip L. Quinn 10. ... William L. Rowe 44 Teleological and Design Arguments 375 Laura L. Garcia 45 Moral Arguments 385 C. Stephen Evans 46 Arguments from Consciousness and Free Will 392
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William Rowe and Paul Draper have been key workers on the evidential problem, with Rowe pioneering new paths and Draper taking them in a new direction. F Ihe rise of "skeptical theistic responses is often associated with ... Philosophy Religion 16, no. 2 (1984): 73-83. 'Ibe Rowe-Wvkstra-Rowe exchange is reprinted in
William Rowe Philosophy Of Religion 1 Copy - netsec.csuci.edu
william rowe philosophy of religion 1: Philosophy of Religion: The Key Thinkers Jeff Jordan, 2011-01-20 An accessible survey of the most important thinkers on Religion, from Aquinas, through Kant to William James. william rowe philosophy of religion 1: Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality Ayon Maharaj, 2018-10-08 Sri Ramakrishna is widely known ...
A Companion to Philosophy of Religion - Wiley Online Library
Philosophy of Religion, edited by Christian B. Miller. He also authored a book, Divine Commands and Moral Requirements, now a classic contribution to debate about religion ... William L. Rowe 44 Teleological and Design Arguments 375 Laura …
PHL 305: Introduction to Philosophy of Religion
at all? Other topics may include negative theology, the relationship between religion and science, the afterlife, religious disagreement, the ethics of belief, and finally, whether religion is the solution to all of our existential crises. Required Textbook: William Rowe’s Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction Grade Assignments:
A Companion to Philosophy of Religion - Wiley Online Library
Philosophy of Religion, edited by Christian B. Miller. He also authored a book, Divine Commands and Moral Requirements, now a classic contribution to debate about religion ... William L. Rowe 44 Teleological and Design Arguments 375 Laura …
Philosophical Perspectives, 5 Philosophy of Religion, 1991 - JSTOR
William G. Lycan (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Alvin Plantinga (University of Notre Dame) ... Philosophy of Religion, 1991 Contents Editorial Preface ... from Evil and the Human Cognitive Condition ..... 29 WILLIAM L. ROWE -Ruminations About Evil ..... 69 MICHAEL TOOLEY The Argument from Evil ..... 89 PETER VAN INWAGEN - The ...
PH368-15 Philosophy of Religion - Warwick
miracles; whether religious claims regarding human disembodiment, resurrection, and immortality can be supported or refuted philosophically; exclusivist, inclusivist and pluralist accounts of
and Rowe defends it.2 I find Rowe's defense inadequate but
William L. Rowe, "The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism," American Philosophical Quarterly 16 (1979):335-341. ... from Evil: On Avoiding the Evils of Appearance," International J ournal for Philosophy of Religion 16 (1984):73-93. Rowe responds in "Evil and the Theistic Hypothesis: A Response to Wykstra," International Journal for ...
Logic and Philosophy of Religion - philarchive.org
religion and ethics, Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion, comparative philosophy of religion, and so on and so forth. 140 Silvestre R.S., Béziau J.-Y. ... This was naturally reflected in the work of many analytic philosophers of religion. Alvin Plantinga, William Rowe, Richard Swinburne, and Peter Van Inwagen, just to
Grounds for belief in God aside, does evil make atheistic belief …
forthcoming in Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion (Blackwell), ed. Michael Peterson; anthologized in God and the Problem of Evil (Blackwell 2001), ed. William Rowe Many people deny that evil makes belief in atheism more reasonable for us than belief in theism. After all, they say, the grounds for belief in God are much better than the
Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion Spring 2015
Optional: William L. Rowe, “The Ontological Argument.” The Cosmological Argument (1/26) Samuel Clarke, “A Modern Formulation of the Cosmological Argument.” William L. Rowe, “The Cosmological Argument.” Optional: Thomas Aquinas, “The Five Ways.” The Design Argument (1/28) William Paley, “The Argument from Design.”
ATHEISTS’ CHALLENGES TO COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENTS - Philosophy of Religion
William Rowe acknowledges that ‘the Cosmological Argument might ... 5 William Rowe, Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 1978), p. 27. 6 Patterson Brown, ‘Infinite causal regression’, Philosophical Review 75:4 (1966), 510-525 (p. 525). There is a complex proof by Stephen Davis consisting of 18 steps arguing
WILLIAM L. ROWE S A PRIORI ARGUMENT FOR ATHEISM
ABSTRACT: William Rowe’s a posteriori arguments for the non-existence of God are well-known. Rather less attention has been given, however, to Rowe’s intriguing a priori argument for atheism. In this paper, I examine the three published responses to Rowe’s a priori argument (due to Bruce Langtry, William
Ruminations About Evil - JSTOR
Philosophical Perspectives, 5, Philosophy of Religion, 1991 RUMINATIONS ABOUT EVIL William L. Rowe Purdue University Some years ago, in an effort to set forth an argument for atheism based on certain cases of intense human and animal suffering, I claimed that we have reason to believe that 1. There exist instances of intense suffering which an
THE ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT, - Springer
In a series of recent articles/ William Rowe has presented a new and significant criticism of the ontological argument. Let the concept of a W be the concept of an existent 9 (e.g., the ... [or Philosophy o/ Religion, VII (1976), pp. 425-432 and 443- 447. 2 An historical note. Several years ago, I presented the argument for 2 and 3 to Professor ...
Introduction - ResearchGate
2 William L. Rowe, Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction, first edition. (Encino, CA: Dickenson Publishing Company and Rowe, 1978) and William L. Rowe, “The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of
A Companion to Philosophy of Religion Second Edition
Philosophy of Religion Second Edition Edited by Charles Taliaferro, Paul Draper, ... William J. Wainwright 7 Philosophy in the Islamic Context 67 Aziz A. Esmail and Azim A. Nanji Part II: Philosophical Theology and Philosophy of Religion in ... William L. Rowe 44 Teleological and Design Arguments 375 Laura L. Garcia 45 Moral Arguments 385
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Professor William L. Rowe, Philosophy Department, Purdue University, 1360 LAEB, West Lafayette, IN 47907 Office: (765) 494-4276 Professor J an A. Cover, Philosophy Department, Purdue University, 1360 LAEB, West
Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian …
International Journalfor Philosophy of Religion. 32 [1992], pp. 25-79), and that CORNEA violates closure (Andrew Graham and Stephen Maitzen, "CORNEA and Closure," Faith and Philosophy. 24:1 (2007), 83-86). ^William Rowe, "The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism," American Philosophical Quarterly. 16 (1979), pp. 335-341.
ROWE'S NEW EVIDENTIAL ARGUMENT FROM EVIL: …
Department of Philosophy, School of Philosophy & Bioethics Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia Nick. Trakakis@arts.monash.edu.au This paper examines an evidential argument from evil recently defended by William Rowe, one that …
The Problem of Evil and the Probity of Doing Theodicy from William Rowe ...
127. Also see, William Rowe, “An Exchange on the Problem of Evil” in God and the Problem of Evil, edited by William Rowe (Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 2001): 130, and Rowe, William. “The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism.” American Philosophical Quarterly 16, no. 4 (1979): 335-340. 4 Ibid.
WAITING FOR GODO… AND GODAN: COMPLETING ROWE’S …
William Rowe introduces the concepts of “magico” and “magican” — defin-1 “The Ontological Argument” first appeared in Joel Feinberg, ... also included as Chapter 3 in Rowe’s Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction (Independence, KY: Cengage, 2007; earlier editions: Wadsworth, 2001, 1993, and 1978). It was anthologized in
18 william p. alston - PhilArchive
21 Sep 2023 · Twentieth-century philosophy of religion : The history of western philosophy of religion, volume 5. Taylor & Francis Group. Created from wwu on 2023-09-21 17:06:16.
İslâm Araştırmaları Dergisi, 36 (2016): 179-208
Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction William L. Rowe Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2007, 4th Edition, 204 pp. In the preface of the 4th edition (p. xiii), Rowe relates the development of philosophy of religion in the 21st century with the ability of religious thinkers to demonstrate that religious belief supports rational arguments,
