Faith After Foundationalism: Plantinga-rorty-lindbeck-berger-- Critiques And Alternatives

by D. Z. Phillips

Overview

"Such is the clarity of its exposition and interest of its argument, that it can be recommended to those seeking an introduction to recent work in [epistemology]. The interest of the book, however, is greater than that. For the discussion of foundationalism and of recent reactions to it is subtly interwoven into a discussion of recent and not so recent philosophy of religion." — Colin Lyas Philosophy

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813326450
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	06/05/1995
Pages:	362
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1290L (what's this?)

About the Author

D. Z. Phillips is professor of philosophy at the University of Wales, Swansea, and the Danforth Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the Claremont Graduate School. He is the author of many important books on philosophy of religion and ethics, including The Concept of Prayer, Death and Immortality, From Fantasy to Faith, Interventions in Ethics, and Wittgenstein and Religion.

Table of Contents

Preface — Can There Be A Religious Epistemology? — Foundationalism and Religion: a Philosophical Scandal — The Reformed Challenge to Foundationalism — Preliminary Criticism of the Reformed Challenge — Basic Propositions: Reformed Epistemology and Wittgenstein's On Certainty — Epistemology and Justification by Faith — Religion and Epistemology — A Reformed Epistemology? — Religious and Non-Religious Perspectives — Philosophy, Description and Religion — Manners Without Grammar — The Hermeneutic Option — Optional Descriptions? — The Hidden Values of Hermeneutics — The Sociologising of Values — Religion in the Marketplace — Grammar and Theology — Grammar and the Nature of Doctrine — Grammar and Doctrinal Disagreement — Grammar Without Foundations — Grammarians and Guardians — Part Four Religion and Concept-Formation — Epistemological Mysteries — A Place for Mystery — Morality, Grace and Concept-Formation — Religious Concepts: Misunderstanding and Lack of Understanding

Editorial Reviews

Contemporary philosophy of religion is dominated by foundationalism, the belief that there is a set of foundational propositions that provide evidence for all other propositions without themselves requiring such evidence. Phillips (philosophy, U. of Wales) explores the alternatives for faith after foundationalism and critiques the theological implications of the views of Plantinga, Rorty, Lindbeck, and Berger. He asserts that one must resist the philosopher's tendency to turn religious mystery into epistemological mystery. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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