Religion and Human Purpose A Cross Disciplinary Approach
The cross-disciplinary studies in this volume are of special interest because they link human purpose to the present debate between religion and the process of secularization. If that debate is to be a creative one, the notion of the 'human orderer' must
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STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
1. FREUND, E.R . Franz Rosenzweig's Philosophy of Existence: An Analysis of The Star of Redemption. 1979. ISBN 902472091 5.
2. OLSON, A.M. Transcendence and Hermeneutics: An Interpretation of the Philosophy of Karl Jaspers. 1979. ISBN 90 247 2092 3.
3. VERDU, A. The Philosophy of Buddhism. 1981. ISBN 902472224 1. 4. OLIVER, H.H. A Relational Metaphysic. 1981. ISBN 90 247 2457 O. 5. ARAPURA, 1.G. Gnosis and the Question of Thought in Vedanta. 1985. ISBN 90 2473061 9. 6. HOROSZ, W. and CLEMENTS, T. (eds.) Religion and Human Purpose. 1987. ISBN 90 247 3000 7.
7. SIA, S. God in Process Thought . 1985. ISBN 90 247 3103 8. 8. KOBLER, 1.F. Vatican II and Phenomenology. 1985. ISBN 90 247 3193 3. 9. GODFREY, 1.1. A Philosophy of Human Hope. 1986. ISBN 90 247 3353 7.
10. PERRETT, R .W . Death and Immortality. 1987. ISBN 90 2473440 1.
RELIGION AND HUMAN PURPOSE A Cross Disciplinary Approach edited by
WILLIAM HOROSZ and TAD CLEMENTS
1987 MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBLISHERS a member of the KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS GROUP
DORDRECHT / BOSTON / LANCASTER
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Religion and human purpose. (Studies in philosophy and religion; 6) Includes index. I. Religion--Philosophy--Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. Intentionality (Philosophy)--Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Horosz, ~illiam. II. Clements, Tad S. III. Series: Studies in philosophy and religion (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers) ; v. 6. BL51.R346 1985 200'.1 84-14826
ISBN-13: 978-94-010-8059-0 DOl: 10.1007/978-94-009-3483-2
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© 1987 by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1987 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, P.O. Box 163, 3300 AD Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
v TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
VII
List of Contributors
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PART I FROM THE PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE
1. Linguistic Philosophy and 'The Meaning of Life', Kai Nielsen 2. Phenomenology of Religion and Human Purpose, J.N. Mohanty 3. The Concept of Purpose in a Naturalistic Humanist Perspective, Tad S. Clements 4. The Recovery of Human Purpose in the Religious Life, William Horosz
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PART II FROM THE RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE
5. Orthodox Judaism and Human Purpose, Walter S. Wurtzburger 6. Liberal Judaism and the Human Purpose, Jacob B. Agus 7. Human Purposiveness in St. Thomas Aquinas, Francis J. Kovach 8. The Concept of Purpose in
