Logic and Theism by Jordan Howard Sobel
This book includes arguments for and against belief in God. The arguments for the belief are analyzed in the first six chapters and include ontological arguments from Anselm through G del; the cosmological arguments of Aquinas and Leibniz; and arguments from evidence for design and miracles. The next two chapters consider arguments against belief. The last chapter examines Pascalian arguments for and against belief in God. This book is a valuable resource for philosophers of religion and theologians and interests logicians and mathematicians as well.
'… filled with new, interesting, and insightful observations and analyses … a book everyone interested in philosophy of religion will want - and need - to read' Graham Oppy, Monash University
'I'm often asked to recommend books on philosophy of religion from a skeptical point of view, and Mackie's The Miracle of Theism has been the only thing I could wholeheartedly endorse. Sobel's book would give me a second option. It's the best thing of its kind since Mackie's book, and in many respects, it's better than The Miracle of Theism.' Robert C. Koons, University of Texas, Austin
'This book is a rich resource for those interested in the traditional arguments for and against belief in God's existence … the book is valuable not so much for the author's own conclusions in each chapter, as it is for the rich resource it constitutes … the author has done a great service by assembling different versions of arguments for and against God's existence, by discussing the arguments intelligently and critically … I suspect that many philosophers of religion, both theists and sceptics, will be responding to the particular arguments of this book for some time to come.' Ars Disputandi
'I'm often asked to recommend books on philosophy of religion from a skeptical point of view, and Mackie's The Miracle of Theism has been the only thing I could wholeheartedly endorse. Sobel's book would give me a second option. It's the best thing of its kind since Mackie's book, and in many respects, it's better than The Miracle of Theism.' Robert C. Koons, University of Texas, Austin
'This book is a rich resource for those interested in the traditional arguments for and against belief in God's existence … the book is valuable not so much for the author's own conclusions in each chapter, as it is for the rich resource it constitutes … the author has done a great service by assembling different versions of arguments for and against God's existence, by discussing the arguments intelligently and critically … I suspect that many philosophers of religion, both theists and sceptics, will be responding to the particular arguments of this book for some time to come.' Ars Disputandi
Jordan Howard Sobel, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada. Dr. Sobel has made major contributions to the literature on moral theory, particularly the works of David Hume, and he has also published extensively in his areas of teaching and research interest, which include logic, philosophical logic, probability, games and decisions, ethics, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521826075 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521826071 |
| Title | Logic and Theism |
| Author | Jordan Howard Sobel |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2003-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 674 |
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