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It is widely thought that the cognitive science of religion (CSR)
may have a bearing on the epistemic status of religious beliefs and
on other topics in philosophy of religion. Epistemologists have
used theories from CSR to argue both for and against the
rationality of religious beliefs, or they have claimed that CSR is
neutral vis-a-vis the epistemic status of religious belief.
However, since CSR is a rapidly evolving discipline, a great deal
of earlier research on the topic has become dated. Furthermore,
most of the debate on the epistemic consequences of CSR has not
taken into account insights from the philosophy of science, such as
explanatory pluralism and explanatory levels. This volume overcomes
these deficiencies. This volume brings together new philosophical
reflection on CSR. It examines the influence of CSR theories on the
epistemic status of religious beliefs; it discusses its impact on
philosophy of religion; and it offers new insights for CSR. The
book addresses the question of whether or not the plurality of
theories in CSR makes epistemic conclusions about religious belief
unwarranted. It also explores the impact of CSR on other topics in
philosophy of religion like the cognitive consequences of sin and
naturalism. Finally, the book investigates what the main theories
in CSR aim to explain, and addresses the strengths and weaknesses
of CSR.
It is widely thought that the cognitive science of religion (CSR)
may have a bearing on the epistemic status of religious beliefs and
on other topics in philosophy of religion. Epistemologists have
used theories from CSR to argue both for and against the
rationality of religious beliefs, or they have claimed that CSR is
neutral vis-a-vis the epistemic status of religious belief.
However, since CSR is a rapidly evolving discipline, a great deal
of earlier research on the topic has become dated. Furthermore,
most of the debate on the epistemic consequences of CSR has not
taken into account insights from the philosophy of science, such as
explanatory pluralism and explanatory levels. This volume overcomes
these deficiencies. This volume brings together new philosophical
reflection on CSR. It examines the influence of CSR theories on the
epistemic status of religious beliefs; it discusses its impact on
philosophy of religion; and it offers new insights for CSR. The
book addresses the question of whether or not the plurality of
theories in CSR makes epistemic conclusions about religious belief
unwarranted. It also explores the impact of CSR on other topics in
philosophy of religion like the cognitive consequences of sin and
naturalism. Finally, the book investigates what the main theories
in CSR aim to explain, and addresses the strengths and weaknesses
of CSR.
In recent years, God's nature and attributes have been the centre
of numerous attempts at conceptual clarification and critical
reflection. This volume contains, besides an introduction to the
method of philosophical theology, essays on God's love,
immutability, omnipresence, omniscience, simplicity,
(im)passibility and omnipotence. Understanding the Attributes of
God is not only a highly readable survey of recent developments in
philosophical theology, but also aims at making a distinctive
contribution. The authors all belong to the so-called 'Utrecht
school' in philosophical theology, whose approach is characterised
by the cross-fertilization of Anglo-Saxon and continental,
philosophical and theological, traditional and recent thinking.
This volume offers a programmatic sample of their work.
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