Overview
- Essays by leading philosophers of religion discuss the ethics and rationality of belief, one of the most fundamental questions in the philosophy of religion and philosophical theology
- Authors representing different philosophical traditions engage in dialogue concerning the question whether or not religious belief is morally permissible where there is insufficient evidence
- Different conceptions of faith, belief and evidence are presented and evaluated
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Eugene Thomas Long Originally published in the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Volume 63, Nos 1–3. DOI: 10. 1007/s11153-007-9155-4 © Springer Science+Business Media B. V. 2007 This volume is presented as a tribute to the life and work of D. Z. Phillips. Six of the articles were originally presented at the annual conference on the philosophy of religion organized by Phillips and held at Claremont Graduate University, February 9–10, 2007. Unfortunately, Phillipsdidnotlivetoparticipateintheconferenceitself. HediedunexpectedlyJuly25,2006 in the library of his beloved University of Wales, Swansea. Previously published volumes of essays,basedonconferencesorganizedbyPhillipsinClaremont,includedachapterentitled, “Voices in Discussion,” in which Phillips provided his own reactions to the discussions wr- ten almost immediately after the conference. Sadly, this volume appears without the addition of his voice. Born in Morriston, near Swansea, Phillips was a Welsh speaker, a strong supporter of Welsh speaking schools and the author of many works in philosophy and literature in Welsh and English. Known widely as the leading representative of the movement in the philo- phy of religion called Wittgensteinianism, Phillips spent much of his effort challenging the tendency of philosophers to elevate one kind of discourse to the point where it becomes the norm by which other forms of discourse are to be judged.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ethics of Belief: Essays in Tribute to D.Z. Phillips
Editors: Eugene Thomas Long, Patrick Horn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8377-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8376-1Published: 01 April 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8377-8Published: 28 February 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IV, 148
Additional Information: Reprinted from THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION, 63:1-3 2008