Four Views on the Axiology of Theism: What Difference Does God Make?

✍ Scribed by Kirk Lougheed

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 193
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

For centuries, philosophers have addressed the ontological question of whether God exists. Most recently, philosophers have begun to explore the axiological question of what value impact, if any, God’s existence has (or would have) on our world.
This book brings together four prestigious philosophers, Michael Almeida, Travis Dumsday, Perry Hendricks and Graham Oppy, to present different views on the axiological question about God. Each contributor expresses a position on axiology, which is then met with responses from the remaining contributors. This structure makes for genuine discussion and developed exploration of the key issues at stake, and shows that the axiological question is more complicated than it first appears. Chapters explore a range of relevant issues, including the relationship between Judeo-Christian theism and non-naturalist alternatives such as pantheism, polytheism, and animism/panpsychism. Further chapters consider the attitudes and emotions of atheists within the theism conversation, and develop and evaluate the best arguments for doxastic pro-theism and doxastic anti-theism.
Of interest to those working on philosophy of religion, theism and ethics, this book presents lively accounts of an important topic in an exciting and collaborative way, offered by renowned experts in this area.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: 1Introduction to the Axiology of Theism: The Current Debate and Future Directions
Chapter 2: On Discovering God in the Pluriverse
Commentary on “On Discovering God in the Pluriverse”
Travis Dumsday
Perry Hendricks
Graham Oppy
Reply to Commentaries on “On Discovering God in the Pluriverse”
Michael Almeida
Chapter 3: The Axiology of Theism: Expanding the Contrast Classes
Commentary on “The Axiology of Theism: Expanding the Contrast Classes”
Michael Almeida
Perry Hendricks
Graham Oppy
Reply to Commentaries on “The Axiology of Theism: Expanding the Contrast Classes”
Travis Dumsday
Chapter 4: Skeptical Theism, Pro-theism, and Anti-theism
Commentary on “Skeptical Theism, Pro-theism, and Anti-theism”
Michael Almeida
Travis Dumsday
Graham Oppy
Reply to Commentaries on “Skeptical Theism, Pro-theism, and Anti-theism”
Perry Hendricks
Chapter 5: Naturalistic Axiology
Commentary on “Naturalistic Axiology”
Michael Almeida
Travis Dumsday
Perry Hendricks
Reply to Commentaries on “Naturalistic Axiology”
Graham Oppy
Recommended Reading List
Contributors
Index