Whether one agrees with him or not, there is no avoiding the challenge of Hume for contemporary philosophy of religion. The symposia in this stimulating collection reveal why, whether the discussions concern Hume on metaphysics and religion, 'true religion', religion and ethics, religion and superstition, or miracles. For some, Hume's criticisms of religion are so devastating that religion cannot withstand them. Others disagree, and claim that Hume can be answered on his own terms. For others, while Hume shows us paths we should not take, these open up the way for a consideration of religious possibilities he never considered. These are not peripheral matters. The responses to them determine the style and spirit in which one pursues philosophy of religion today.

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R.W. BEARDSMORE previously, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Wales, Swansea MARTIN BELL Professor of Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University SIMON BLACKBURN Edna J. Koury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill WILLIAM H. BRENNER Teaches at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia STEPHEN T. DAVIS Professor Philosophy and Religion, Claremont McKenna College M. Jamie FERREIRA Professor of Philosophy of Religion, University of Virginia, Charlottesville ANTONY FLEW Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Reading VAN A. HARVEY Retired in 1996 as George Edwin Burnell Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford University PETER JONES Professor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh JANE MACINTYRE Professor of Philosophy, Cleveland State University NANCY MURPHY Associate Professor of Christian Philosophy, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena B.R. TILGHMAN Retired in 1994 as Professor of Philosophy, Kansas State University.


Book Information
ISBN 9780312225261
Author D. Z. Phillips
Format Hardback
Page Count 282
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave USA