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Comparative Doxastic-Practice Epistemology of Religious Experience
Mark Webb
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Paperback. Num Pages: 76 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAC; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 134.
This book takes a theoretical enterprise in Christian philosophy of religion and applies it to Buddhism, thus defending Buddhism and presenting it favorably in comparison. Chapters explore how the claims of both Christianity and Theravada Buddhism rest on people’s experiences, so the question as to which claimants to religious knowledge are right rests on the evidential value of those experiences. The book examines mysticism and ways to understand what goes on in religious experiences, helping us to understand whether it is good grounds for religious belief. The author argues that religious language in both Christian and Buddhist traditions is ... Read more
This book takes a theoretical enterprise in Christian philosophy of religion and applies it to Buddhism, thus defending Buddhism and presenting it favorably in comparison. Chapters explore how the claims of both Christianity and Theravada Buddhism rest on people’s experiences, so the question as to which claimants to religious knowledge are right rests on the evidential value of those experiences. The book examines mysticism and ways to understand what goes on in religious experiences, helping us to understand whether it is good grounds for religious belief. The author argues that religious language in both Christian and Buddhist traditions is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
Number of Pages
66
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319094557
SKU
V9783319094557
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99-15
About Mark Webb
Mark Owen Webb is Professor of Philosophy and the chairman of the Philosophy Department at Texas Tech University. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Syracuse University in 1991, and a postgraduate diploma in Buddhist Studies from Sunderland University in 2006. Professor Webb is a specialist in philosophy of religion whose articles have appeared in The Journal of Philosophy, Pacific ... Read more
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