The power of humility in sceptical religion: why Ietsism is preferable to J. L. Schellenberg's Ultimism
J. L. Schellenberg's Philosophy of Religion argues for a specific brand of sceptical religion that takes Ultimism' - the proposition that there is a metaphysically, axiologically, and soteriologically ultimate reality - to be the object to which the sceptical religionist should assent. In...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Religious studies
Ano: 2017, Volume: 53, Número: 1, Páginas: 97-116 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Schellenberg, J. L. 1959-
/ Ceticismo
/ Ser supremo
/ Humildade
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AB Filosofia da religião |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| Resumo: | J. L. Schellenberg's Philosophy of Religion argues for a specific brand of sceptical religion that takes Ultimism' - the proposition that there is a metaphysically, axiologically, and soteriologically ultimate reality - to be the object to which the sceptical religionist should assent. In this article I shall argue that Ietsism - the proposition that there is merely something transcendental worth committing ourselves to religiously - is a preferable object of assent. This is for two primary reasons. First, Ietsism is far more modest than Ultimism; Ietsism, in fact, is open to the truth of Ultimism, while the converse does not hold. Second, Ietsism can fulfil the same criteria that compel Schellenberg to argue for Ultimism. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412515000475 |
