384 Pages
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Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
This important textbook introduces the six great arguments for the existence of God, as found in a wealth of primary sources from classic and contemporary texts. It requires no specialist knowledge of philosophy, and is ideally suited to students and teachers at school or university level. Sections include: * The Ontological Argument (Anselm, Haight, Descartes, Kant, Findlay, Malcolm, Hick) * The... Read more
Preface, THE ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT, Introduction: a priori and a posteriori arguments, Anselm’s argument: stage, Anselm’s argument: stage, Descartes’ ontological argument, The two stages of the argument: a summary, Kant’s criticism of the ontological argument (first stage), Kant’s criticism of the ontological argument (second stage), The ontological argument revisited: Findlay and Malcolm, Karl Barth: a theological interpretation, Conclusion 1 Anselm: The ontological argument 2 Haight: An ontological argument for the Devil 3 Descartes: The supremely perfect being 4 Kant: The impossibility of an ontological proof 5 Findlay: Disproof of God’s existence 6 Malcolm: Anselm’s second ontological proof 7 Hick: Necessary being
Biography
Michael Palmer is a widely read author whose Moral Problems (Lutterworth Press, 1991) is a core text in schools and colleges. He has taught at Marlborough College and Bristol University and was Head of the Religion and Philosophy Department at Manchester Grammar School. He was formerly a Teaching Fellow at McMaster University and Humboldt Fellow at Marburg University.
'... Michael Palmer's "Introduction and Sourcebook" deservedly stands alone as a uniquely creative and inventive approach to the six major arguments for God's existence ... The Question of God posseses an integrity and a coherence completely lacking in similar books of this kind. Simply put it has been exceptionally well thought out, and exceptionally well presented.' - Rob Fisher, Reviews in Religion and Theology
'... a model of its kind - logical, clear and fair-minded. No university or A level student has any excuse for failing after reading it.' - Martin Camroux, Expository Times
