Great Thinkers on Great Questions

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

This innovative and challenging book presents cogent answers from some of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century to fifteen of the most enduring questions posed by humanity. For questioning minds who seek alternative philosophical viewpoints, this is a unique and accessible assessment of humankind's common experience that offers a new vision for the next millenium.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-04-01
Mått:135 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt:363 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Oneworld Publications
ISBN:9781851686551

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Populärfilosofi inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Roy Abraham Varghese is an experienced author and editor on the subject of science and religion. His book Cosmic Beginnings and Human Endings won the Templeton Book Prize for Theology in 1995. Time magazine described his book Cosmos, Bios, Theos as "the year’s most intriguing book about God".

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1: Can We Known and Know That we Know? 21Relativism 23Universal Insights presupposed by science and philosophy 39Part II: is matter the whole story 41The existence of the soul 43the freedom of the will 70Life after death 83Reincarnation 87Part III: Are religion and Morality Simply and Solely By-products of the Socio-Cultural Environment? 95Psychology,sociology and religious belief 97Right and Wrong 100Atheism 108Part IV : Is There a God? 115The existence of God 117God and Modern Science 154The Problem of Evil 191Pantheism 206Divine actions in the world and human history 212Part V: What Can We Know About God? 219Omniscience, omnipotence, eternity and infinity 221