The attitude of agnosticism
"We often describe ourselves as agnostic on a wide range of questions, such as does God exist, is String Theory true, or will the President win re-election? But what does it mean to be agnostic and when is agnosticism justified? This monograph addresses these and related questions"--
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Cambridge New York, NY Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2024
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| In: | Jahr: 2024 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Agnostizismus
/ Analytische Philosophie
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| IxTheo Notationen: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus VA Philosophie |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Agnosticism
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Inhaltsverzeichnis Klappentext Literaturverzeichnis |
| Parallele Ausgabe: | Elektronisch
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| Zusammenfassung: | "We often describe ourselves as agnostic on a wide range of questions, such as does God exist, is String Theory true, or will the President win re-election? But what does it mean to be agnostic and when is agnosticism justified? This monograph addresses these and related questions"-- Criteria for a satisfactory account of agnosticism -- Competing attitudinal accounts of agnosticism -- The questioning-attitude account of agnosticism -- Agnosticism and the inquiring state of mind -- The act-attitude account of doxastic neutrality -- On the non-existence of practical agnosticism -- Agnosticism and pragmatic reasons -- Agnosticism, permissivism, and peer disagreement. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physische Details: | xi, 216 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-21473-5 978-1-009-21472-8 |
