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Kreativität im Denken. Eine Kritik des Reliabilitätsarguments von John D. Norton gegen rationalistische Epistemologien zur Methode des GedankenexperimentsIn Günter Abel (ed.), Kreativität, Universitätsverlag Der Tu Berlin. 2005.In this paper I argue that Norton's case against Brown's rationalism about thought experiments suffers from serious shortcomings, which relate to the nature of induction.
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42Transsexuality: Reconciling Christianity and ScienceToronto Journal of Theology 27 (1): 51-71. 2011.Furthering the dialogue with J. Wentzel van Huyssteen over his way of reconciling Christianity and science while reflecting on human uniqueness, I offer a philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of transsexuality. The focus of my analysis is the implications of transsexuality for the metaphysics of reductive naturalism. Envisioning a pluralistic ontology of the sexed human body, I propose to account for human sexuality within the general framework of normative pragmatism. The context of my refl…Read more
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50The "art of dialogue" and the Christian-Jewish encounter. A first approachJahrbuch für Religionsphilosophie 9 67-93. 2010.In this paper I raise awareness of a crucial blind spot in scholarship on the Christian-Jewish dialogue. The main argument of the paper is that a closer examination of the dialogue form is necessary in order to assess the tenability of Christian-Jewish dialogue. Despite the widespread talk and intensive scholarship about the Jewish-Christian dialogue two things remain unclear: what concept of dialogue is presupposed; what makes the dialogue form appropriate for the Christian-Jewish encounter. Th…Read more
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38Die Frage nach Gott und eine Kritik der überzogenen Antwort von Norbert HoersterTheologie Und Philosophie 81 (4): 93-103. 2006.In this paper I show why Norbert Hoerster's plea for atheism is rather unconvincing.
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2Wie wirklich ist der Gott der Theologen? Eine Entgegnung auf Peter Byrnes Plädoyer für den theologischen AgnostizismusTheologie Und Philosophie 79 (4): 562-572. 2004.In this paper I critically examine Peter Byrne's arguments against theological realism.
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21Miracles and Science: Mora than a Miraculous RelationshipToronto Journal of Theology 28 (1): 159-163. 2012.A solicited response to Robert Larmer's defence of the supernaturalist model of miracles. I show why Larmer fails to make his claim plausible that there aren't any good theological reasons to turn away from the supernaturalist model of miracles.
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81The Case Against Perfection (review)American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 83 (4): 636-639. 2009.
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University of Toronto, St. George CampusAssociate Professor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Religion |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |