Pragmatic Encroachment, Religious Belief and Practice

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-43603-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 167 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 235 g

Reihe: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion

Engaging several recent and important discussions in the mainstream epistemological literature surrounding 'pragmatic encroachment', the volume asks, amongst others, the question: Do the high stakes involved in accepting or rejecting belief in God raise the standards for knowledge that God exists?

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rizzieri, A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editor's Preface Introduction 1. Breaking with Orthodoxy: Encroachment and the Bank Cases 2. High Stakes and Religiously Significant Propositions 3. An Encroachment Argument for Internalism 4. Reformed Epistemology in Light of Encroachment 5. The Justification of Action Guiding Beliefs: A Positive Account 6. James and the Justification Norm of Belief and Action Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Aaron Rizzieri is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York-LaGuardia, USA. His articles have appeared in , the , and the . He completed his doctoral studies at Arizona State University.