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The Question of God: An Introduction and Sourcebook
Michael Palmer
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Description for The Question of God: An Introduction and Sourcebook
Paperback. This new text introduces the six great arguments for the existence of God. It requires no specialist knowledge of philosophy and includes a wealth of primary sources from classic and contemporary texts. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 732.
This important textbook introduces the six great arguments for the existence of God, as found in a wealth of primary sources from classic and contemporary texts. It requires no specialist knowledge of philosophy, and is ideally suited to students and teachers at school or university level. Sections include:
* The Ontological Argument (Anselm, Haight, Descartes, Kant, Findlay, Malcolm, Hick)
* The Cosmological Argument (Aquinas, Taylor, Hume, Kant)
* The Argument from Design (Paley, Hume, Darwin, Dawkins, Ward)
* The Argument from Miracles (Hume, Hambourger, Coleman, Flew, Swinburne, Diamond)
* The Moral Argument (Plato, Lewis, Kant, Rachels, Martin, Nielsen)
* The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
741g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415223874
SKU
V9780415223874
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Ref
99-1
About Michael Palmer
Michael Palmer is a widely read author whose Moral Problems (Lutterworth Press, 1991) is a core text in schools and colleges. He has taught at Marlborough College and Bristol University and was Head of the Religion and Philosophy Department at Manchester Grammar School. He was formerly a Teaching Fellow at McMaster University and Humboldt Fellow at Marburg University.
Reviews for The Question of God: An Introduction and Sourcebook
'It deserves to establish itself as a set text in its field.' - Brian Powley, Epworth Review In an attractive and ordered text, Michael Palmer takes us through philosophical arguments about the existence of God ... Pictures, tables, diagrams, facsimiles, exercises, subheadings and lucid prose make this an appealing book that can be highly recommended.' - William K. Kay, ... Read more