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Embracing Epistemic Humility: Confronting Triumphalism in Three
Abrahamic Religions builds a case that encourages advocates of
world views, especially the children of Abraham Jews, Christians
and Muslims to embrace an attitude of epistemic humility toward
their world views and thereby defeat the triumphalism which, on the
contemporary scene, has infected the world views of all too many in
the Abrahamic tradition. Triumphalists see their world view as the
ultimate repository of spiritual truth: all other world views are
inferior and their adherents need to be converted forcefully, or
silenced, or destroyed to prevent their cancerous views from
metastasizing.Embracing such epistemic humility is not only the
antidote to triumphalism but it is also a powerful motivator to
transform world view competitors into comrades engaged in a
struggle to combat evil and to promote human flourishing."
Philosophy: Religion is composed of twenty-five chapters covering
such topics as miracles, evil, theism, science and religion,
dualism, resurrection, reincarnation, near-death experience, and
religious terrorism. The use of film, literature, art, case
studies, and other disciplines or situations/events provide
illustrations of human experiences which work as gateways to
questions philosophers try to address. Chapters are written by
eminent scholars, are peer reviewed, and offer bibliographies to
encourage further exploration. Photos and line art help illuminate
the text. The volume concludes with a glossary and a comprehensive
index.
The Macmillan Interdisciplinary Handbooks: Philosophy Series is
composed of ten volumes (available individually) that serve
undergraduate college students who have had little or no exposure
to philosophy, as well as the curious lay reader. Beginning with a
primer volume, which introduces both the discipline and the topics
of the remaining nine volumes, each handbook will usher the reader
into a subfield of philosophy (see list of titles below), and
explore fifteen to thirty topics in that subfield. By employing
literature, film, art, history, and other disciplines, the
handbooks identify areas of critical thought and practice in the
philosophical study. Each volume boasts peer-reviewed signed
chapters written by eminent scholars, and include bibliographies to
encourage further exploration. Each volume concludes with a
glossary and a comprehensive index.
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