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Charles Taliaferro - A Companion to Philosophy of Religion - 9781405163576 - V9781405163576
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A Companion to Philosophy of Religion

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Description for A Companion to Philosophy of Religion Hardback. 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 the philosophy of religion. This extensively revised second edition contains 22 new entries combined with updated and reorganized, material from the previous edition. Editor(s): Taliaferro, Charles; Draper, Paul; Quinn, Philip L. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 183 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1520.
In 85 new and updated essays, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative guide to the philosophy of religion.* Includes contributions from established philosophers and rising stars*22 new entries have now been added, and all material from the previous edition has been updated and reorganized* Broad coverage spans the areas of world religions, theism, atheism, , the problem of evil, science and religion, and ethics

Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
784
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
1513 g
Number of Pages
778
Place of Publication
Chicester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405163576
SKU
V9781405163576
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About Charles Taliaferro
Charles Taliaferro is professor of philosophy at St. Olaf College and the author or editor of eleven books, including Evidence and Faith: Philosophy and Religion since the Seventeenth Century (2005). He is on the editorial board of American Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophy Compass, Sophia, and Religious Studies, and has been a visiting scholar at NYU and Oxford, Princeton, and Columbia Universities. Paul Draper is professor of philosophy at Purdue University and a former president of the Society for Philosophy of Religion. He is the author of the article Pain and Pleasure: An Evidential Problem for Theists in Nous (1989) and the editor of God or Blind Nature? Philosophers Debate the Evidence (2007). He is editor of Philo: A Journal of Philosophy and serves on the editorial boards of International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Faith and Philosophy. Philip L. Quinn (1940-2004) was John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He was author of Divine Commands and Moral Requirements (1978) and of numerous articles in philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, theoretical physics, religious ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, value theory, political philosophy, and philosophy and literature.

Reviews for A Companion to Philosophy of Religion
Overall, this work is an effective introduction into ananalytical approach to the philosophy of religion, with enoughother perspectives included to provide a good starting point forother research. A great textbook for any philosophy of religion orreligious studies course, that remains a useful reference pointoutside of the classroom context. (Philosophy,Religion and Science Book Reviews, 5 April 2014) All in all, specialists and nonspecialists alike will find thisguide to the discipline a readily accessible and immensely valuableresource. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-level undergraduates throughfaculty/researchers. (Choice, 1July 2011)

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