Transcendence :: critical realism and God /

Atheism as a belief does not have to present intellectual credentials within academia. Yet to hold beliefs means giving reasons for doing so, ones which may be found wanting. Instead, atheism is the automatic default setting within the academic world. Conversely, religious belief confronts a double...

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1. Verfasser: Archer, Margaret S. (Margaret Scotford)
Weitere Verfasser: Collier, Andrew, 1944-2014, Porpora, Douglas V.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Schriftenreihe:Critical realism--interventions.
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Zusammenfassung:Atheism as a belief does not have to present intellectual credentials within academia. Yet to hold beliefs means giving reasons for doing so, ones which may be found wanting. Instead, atheism is the automatic default setting within the academic world. Conversely, religious belief confronts a double standard. Religious believers are not permitted to make truth claims but are instead forced to present their beliefs as part of one language game amongst many. Religious truth claims are expected to satisfy empiricist criteria of evidence but when they fail, as they must, religious belief b.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 182 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781134306718
1134306717
9780203420683
0203420683