Dialogues about God (New Dialogues in Philosophy)
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (990 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0742559637 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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A fun, lively, andmost of allhelpful book. (Joseph Bottum, Editor, FIRST THINGS) . Charles Taliaferro has figured it out, and in Dialogues about God he uses Plato's old technique to teach readers about the existence of God, the problem of evil, and the nature of miracles. (Steven M. A promising new series that offers noteable contemporary philosophers the opportunity to write books in a neglected format that has proven historically to be remarkably fruitful. Cahn)As Plato knew, something lives in dialogue that no other form of writing hasit's like a fishing net that strains truth from the sea
Ayer. J. Hare; between Frederick Copleston and Bertrand Russell; and between Copleston and A. Series Editor: Professor Dale Jacquette, Senior Professorial Chair in Theoretical Philosophy, University of Bern, Switzerland. In a series of five inspired, original debates, Taliaferro taps into several famous exchanges, including those among Antony Flew, Basil Mitchell and R. One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, edited by Dale Jacquette, Charles Taliaferro, a leading philosopher of religion, presents several fictional dialogues among characters with contrasting views on the existence of God. The book includes a set of observations about the nature and conduct of debate: providing charitable interpretations of opposing sides and allowing interlocutors time to develop their points. The views express the many standard positions: theism, atheism, skepticism, and other nuanced arguments about the nature of God. M
Charles Taliaferro is professor of philosophy at St. . Olaf College
Luke said Engaging Approach for Young Students. I teach 100/"Engaging Approach for Young Students" according to Luke. I teach 100/200 level philosophy courses and, as I'm sure most other professors will agree, students seem to engage more by writing that is done in a dialogue style format. (My guess is that this is typically because the material is explained in a more succinct and direct manner. I stress "typically" as some will likely say Plato is neither succinct no direct.) Nonetheless, I find that I have a much easier time getting students to engage with the dialogues over straight-forward prose. That sai. 00 level philosophy courses and, as I'm sure most other professors will agree, students seem to engage more by writing that is done in a dialogue style format. (My guess is that this is typically because the material is explained in a more succinct and direct manner. I stress "typically" as some will likely say Plato is neither succinct no direct.) Nonetheless, I find that I have a much easier time getting students to engage with the dialogues over straight-forward prose. That sai