Ethics of Belief: Essays in Tribute to D.Z. Phillips

2008. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4020-8376-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 148 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 237 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Long, Eugene Thomas

Horn, Patrick

Weitere Mitwirkende

Long, E.T.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsethik, Weltethos
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.- Ethics of belief: introduction.- The duty to believe according to the evidence.- The virtues of belief: toward a non-evidentialist ethics of belief-formation.- The ethics of belief and two conceptions of christian faith.- Choosing to believe.- Can religious arguments persuade?.- Belief, faith, and acceptance.- D. Z. Phillips and reasonable belief.- D. Z. Phillips on the grammar of “God”.- Tribute to Dewi Z. Phillips.