The Idea of God in the Light of Recent Philosophy

By Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison

Book Overview

The Idea of God in the Light of Recent Philosophy is a book written by A. Seth Pringle-Pattison. It explores the concept of God in light of recent philosophical developments. The book delves into the different philosophical arguments for the existence of God, including the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, and the teleological argument. It also examines the challenges to these arguments and the various interpretations of God that have emerged in recent philosophy. Pringle-Pattison considers the implications of these philosophical debates for religious belief and the role of God in human life. The book is a comprehensive study of the idea of God in contemporary philosophy and will be of interest to students and scholars of philosophy, theology, and religious studies.1920. This volume contains the Gifford Lectures delivered in the University of Aberdeen in the years 1912 and 1913. Contents: Hume's dialogues concerning natural religion; Kant and the idea of intrinsic value; 19th century duel between idealism and naturalism; liberating influence of biology; lower and the higher naturalism; man as organic to the world; ethical man, the religion of humanity; positivism and agnosticism; idealism and pan-psychism; idealism and mentalism; lower pantheism and the doctrine of degrees of truth; criterion of value, its nature and justification; ideal and the actual; absolute and the finite individual; idea of creation; teleology as cosmic principle; time and eternity; Bergonian time and a growing universe; pluralism, evil and suffering.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162620021
• ISBN13: 9781162620022
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 2.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 11.0"