Axiological Status of Theism and Other Worldviews

Kirk Lougheed is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has published over 20 articles in the philosophy of religion and epistemology. He is editor of Four Views on the Axiology of Theism: What Difference Does God Make? (2020) and author of The Epistemic Benefits of Disagreement (2020).

“Kirk Lougheed’s most recent venture into the steadily growing wealth of literature about the axiology debate. … The book is … written in clear and engaging prose. Lougheed has extensive knowledge and a deep understanding of the axiological debate and its complexities, yet he conveys even the most difficult components in a matter of fact and easily digestible way. … Since the debate is a rich and under-explored area of philosophy, I hope and expect that he is right.” (Asha Lancaster-Thomas, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Vol. 91, 2022)

• Part 1: Setting the Stage.- Chapter 1: The Current Debate.- Chapter 2: The Meaningful Life Argument.- Part 2: Arguments for Anti-Theism.- Chapter 3: The Privacy Argument for Anti-Theism.- Chapter 4: The Autonomy and Dignity Arguments for Anti-Theism.- Chapter 5: The Sacrifice and Complete Understanding Arguments for Anti-Theism.- Chapter 6: The Axiological Status of God, Lesser-Gods, and Aliens. Why Atheist Worlds are Necessarily the Best.- Part 3: Beyond Monotheism.- Chapter 7: The Axiological Status of Schellenberg's Ultimism.- Chapter 8: The Axiology of Panentheism and Pantheism.- Chapter 9: The Axiology of Buddhism.- Chapter 10. Beyond Religion.