Extract 4: Kleiman on universal values
On Morality by Lowell Kleiman If by “morality” we mean a code of conduct that is universally valid, then the basic…
Read MoreExtract 3: Kant’s response to the OA
Kant’s Background to the Ontological Argument Source: Scandalon Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) does not seem to show familiarity with Anselm’s version of the…
Read MoreExtract: James on Conversion (Lecture IX)
Lecture IX William James, Varieties of Religious Experience Conversion is particularly important in certain religious traditions such as Pietism (followed by…
Read MoreExtract 1: Van Inwagen Doubts about Darwinism
Doubts about Darwinism Source: Leaderu AT THIS SYMPOSIUM we have been asked to speak on the following thesis: Darwinism and neo-Darwinism…
Read MoreExtract 1: Anselm’s Proslogion
Selections from Anselm’s proslogion For a logical reconstruction of Anselm’s argument click here. Chapter I: A Rousing of the Mind to the Contemplation…
Read MoreExtract 2: Gaunilo’s Reply
Selections from Gaunilo’s Response to Anselm A reply to the foregoing by a certain writer on behalf of the fool…
Read MoreExtract: Russell and Coplestone debate Religious Experience
Russell And Copletstone Debate Source: bringyou.to C: Let’s. Well, perhaps I might say a word about religious experience, and then we can…
Read MoreExtract: Stace on mystical experiences
Stace on mystical experiences Review by Tim Knepper, 2001 Stace, Walter T. Mysticism and Philosophy. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1960. The following review of…
Read MoreExtract 5: AJ Ayer God talk is nonsense
‘God-talk is evidently nonsense’ — AJ Ayer in Davies B (editor) — Philosophy of Religion: a guide and anthology (OUP, 2000)…
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