Overview
- Presents dialogue between two currently active philosophers of religion on the existence of God
- Explores classical as well as cutting-edge arguments for and against a theistic explanation of general features of reality
- Written in a clear and accessible style
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This book provides an up to date, high-level exchange on God in a uniquely productive style. Readers witness a contemporary version of a classic debate, as two professional philosophers seek to learn from each other while making their cases for their distinct positions. In their dialogue, Joshua Rasmussen and Felipe Leon examine classical and cutting-edge arguments for and against a theistic explanation of general features of reality. The book also provides original lines of thought based on the authors’ own contributions to the field, and offers a productive and innovative inquiry into on one of the biggest questions people ask: what is the ultimate explanation of things?
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Is There a Foundation for the Universe?
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Is the Foundation Personal?
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Is the Foundation Good?
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Reviews
“This is a terrific book. It is bold in its approach, and interesting in its details. Rasmussen and Leon are to be congratulated both for the spirit in which their investigation is conducted and for the contributions that they make to advancing discussion.” (Graham Oppy, Professor of Philosophy, Monash University, Australia)
“The authors of this clear and absorbing volume are intent on saying the best that can presently be said on behalf of theism and naturalism. Energetically, they produce clever arguments for their respective views, many of them new or interestingly refashioned, grounded in the latest relevant results from a wide range of areas. But Leon and Rasmussen have also adopted a more deliberately collaborative and constructive approach than is visible in any similar work. And by this means they succeed in exposing how much more flexible and variously construable are the concepts of theism and naturalism themselves than the history of their discussion would have led one to expect. One almost dares to think that a future agreement on the God question is possible!” (J.L. Schellenberg, Professor of Philosophy, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada)
“Felipe Leon and Joshua Rasmussen bravely tackle the most profound ontological question we can ask: what is the foundation of existence? Exploring this question in dialogue, they offer a fascinating exchange of ideas regarding such philosophical issues as causation, morality, evolution, the fine-tuning of the universe, consciousness, and the existence of God. I found this to be one of the most engaging, informative, and thought-provoking philosophical dialogues I have ever read.” (Yujin Nagasawa, H. G. Wood Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, University of Birmingham, UK)
“Is God the Best Explanation of Things? is an exemplar of the virtues a philosophical dialogue should display. It is about fundamental issues, is engagingly written, and offers original arguments. Moreover, it is a genuinely open-minded series of exchanges that exhibit the philosophical progress that can be achieved when the interlocutors are eager to learn from one another and see themselves as partners in their search for the truth of the matter.” (Evan Fales, Professor of Philosophy (emeritus), University of Iowa, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Joshua Rasmussen is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Azusa Pacific University, USA
Felipe Leon is Associate Professor of Philosophy at El Camino College, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Is God the Best Explanation of Things?
Book Subtitle: A Dialogue
Authors: Joshua Rasmussen, Felipe Leon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23752-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23751-6Published: 09 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23754-7Published: 09 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-23752-3Published: 27 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 286
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics