Torin Alter is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama.Robert J. Howell is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern Methodist University.They are the coauthors of A Dialogue on Consciousness (OUP, 2008).

This is a splendid book. The authors have thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the material, and their negotiation of the overall dialectic is extremely sharp. It will be the best introductory text on this topic on the market. The dialogues present a fair and balanced account of the arguments, and for that reason the book will be an attractive option, even in conjunction with an anthology.

• 1. OUTSIDE BOSTON: GOD, VALUE, AND MEANING; 2. NIAGARA, NEW YORK: DESIGN AND EVOLUTION; 3. FROM NIAGARA TO CHICAGO: LIFE AND FINE-TUNING; 4. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OUTSIDE THE ADLER PLANETARIUM: THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT; 5. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, IN THE HOTEL: THE ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT; 6. SOMEWHERE IN IOWA: RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, TESTIMONY, AND MIRACLES; 7. HOLCOMB, KANSAS: THE PROBLEM OF EVIL; 8. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: PASCAL'S WAGER; 9. CALIFORNIA: FAITH AND THE RATIONALITY OF BELIEF IN GOD

Torin Alter is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama.Robert J. Howell is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern Methodist University.They are the coauthors of A Dialogue on Consciousness (OUP, 2008).

This is a splendid book. The authors have thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the material, and their negotiation of the overall dialectic is extremely sharp. It will be the best introductory text on this topic on the market. The dialogues present a fair and balanced account of the arguments, and for that reason the book will be an attractive option, even in conjunction with an anthology.

• 1. OUTSIDE BOSTON: GOD, VALUE, AND MEANING; 2. NIAGARA, NEW YORK: DESIGN AND EVOLUTION; 3. FROM NIAGARA TO CHICAGO: LIFE AND FINE-TUNING; 4. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OUTSIDE THE ADLER PLANETARIUM: THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT; 5. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, IN THE HOTEL: THE ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT; 6. SOMEWHERE IN IOWA: RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, TESTIMONY, AND MIRACLES; 7. HOLCOMB, KANSAS: THE PROBLEM OF EVIL; 8. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: PASCAL'S WAGER; 9. CALIFORNIA: FAITH AND THE RATIONALITY OF BELIEF IN GOD

Torin Alter is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama.Robert J. Howell is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern Methodist University.They are the coauthors of A Dialogue on Consciousness (OUP, 2008).

This is a splendid book. The authors have thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the material, and their negotiation of the overall dialectic is extremely sharp. It will be the best introductory text on this topic on the market. The dialogues present a fair and balanced account of the arguments, and for that reason the book will be an attractive option, even in conjunction with an anthology.

• 1. OUTSIDE BOSTON: GOD, VALUE, AND MEANING; 2. NIAGARA, NEW YORK: DESIGN AND EVOLUTION; 3. FROM NIAGARA TO CHICAGO: LIFE AND FINE-TUNING; 4. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OUTSIDE THE ADLER PLANETARIUM: THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT; 5. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, IN THE HOTEL: THE ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT; 6. SOMEWHERE IN IOWA: RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, TESTIMONY, AND MIRACLES; 7. HOLCOMB, KANSAS: THE PROBLEM OF EVIL; 8. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: PASCAL'S WAGER; 9. CALIFORNIA: FAITH AND THE RATIONALITY OF BELIEF IN GOD