Philosophy and the Grammar of Religious Belief
The papers in this collection are concerned with the epistemology of religious belief. The contributors disagree on such issues as whether philosophers have a role to play in determining the reasonableness or intelligibility of religious beliefs, or wheth
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CLAREMONT STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
GeneralEditor: D. Z. Phillips, Professor of Philosophy, University College of Swansea, and Danforth Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, The Claremont Graduate School. At a time when discussions of religion are be coming increasingly specialised and determined by relig ious affiliations, it is important to maintain a forum for philosophical discussion which transcends the allegiances of belief and unbelief. This series affords an opportunity for philosophers of widely differing persuasions to explore central issues in the philosophy of religion.
Philosophy and the Grammar of Religious Belief Edited by
Timothy Tessin Lecturer in Philosophy University College of Swansea
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Mario von der Ruhr Lecturer in Philosophy University College of Swansea
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81. Martin's Press
© Timothy Tessin and Mario von der Ruhr 1995 978-0-333-62064-9
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First published in the United States of America 1995 by Scholarly and Reference Division, ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010
ISBN 978-0-312-12394-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Philosophy and the grammar of religious belief I edited by Timothy Tessin and Mario von der Ruhr. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-312-12394-9 I. Religion-Philosophy-Congresses. 2. Phillips, D. Z. (Dewi Zephaniah) Wittgenstein and religion-Congresses. 3. Theology-Methodology-Congresses. 4. Religious thought-20th century-Congresses. I. Tess in, Timothy. II. Von der Ruhr, Mario. BL51.W526 1995 94-31776 210--dc20 CIP
Contents The Contributors
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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1 At the Mercy of Method D.Z. Phillips
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2 Taking the Curse off Language-Games: A Realist Account of Doxastic Practices
William P. Alston 3 The Squirrel does not Infer by Induction: Wittgenstein and the Natural History of Religion
John Churchill
4 Anselm and Phillips on Religious Realism Stephen T. Davis
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5 Religion and 'Really Believing': Belief and
the Real M. Jamie Ferreira
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6 Tradition, Authority and the Hidd
