Publication

1987 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

67,500 words, Guess

Page Count

270 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL2715715M
  • ISBN-100195041453
  • OCLC Control Number13498933
  • Library of Congress Control Number86008776
  • LibraryThing3241042
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  • Goodreads3501717

Classifications

  • DDC200/.1
  • LCCBL51 .A42 1987

Description

Counter Robert Merrihew Adams has been a leader in renewing philosophical respect for the idea that moral obligation may be founded on the commands of God. This collection of Adams' essays, two of which are previously unpublished, draws from his extensive writings on philosophical theology that discuss metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical issues surrounding the concept of God--whether God exists or not, what God is or would be like, and how we ought to relate ourselves to such a being. Adams studies the relation between religion and ethics, delving into an analysis of moral arguments for theistic belief. In several essays, he applies contemporary studies in the metaphysics of individuality, possibility and necessity, and counterfactual conditionals to issues surrounding the existence of God and problems of evil.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The virtue of faith and other essays in philosophical theologyOxford University Press1987-01-01

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