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23A companion to philosophy of religionIn Dennis M. Patterson (ed.), A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory, Blackwell. pp. 53-63. 1996.In 85 new and updated essays, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative guide to the philosophy of religion. Includes contributions from established philosophers and rising stars 22 new entries have now been added, and all material from the previous edition has been updated and reorganized Broad coverage spans the areas of world religions, theism, atheism,, the problem of evil, science and religion, and ethics
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62The Passibility of GodReligious Studies 25 (2). 1989.John Dewey once said of philosophical problems that they are quite different from old soldiers. Not only do they never die, but they do not even fade away. Something similar might be said about the unfavourable Divine attributes of the 1950s and 60s, timelessness or eternity, necessary existence, foreknowledge of creaturely free choices, and immutability. All have contemporary defenders. Even the puzzling, traditional tenet that God is metaphysically simple now has formidable apologists. Perhaps…Read more
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42Consciousness and the Mind of GodCambridge University Press. 1994.This work addresses the challenge of contemporary materialism for thinking about God. The book examines contemporary theories of consciousness and defends a non-materialist theory of persons, subjectivity and God. A version of dualism is articulated that seeks to avoid the fragmented outlook of most dualist theories. Dualism is often considered to be inadequate both philosophically and ethically, and is seen as a chief cause of denigrating the body and of promoting individualism and scepticism. …Read more
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16Turning Images in Philosophy, Science, and Religion: A New Book of Nature (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2011.This engaging collection of essays locates the debate between theism and naturalism in the broader context of reflection on imagination and aesthetics. The eleven original essays will be of interest to anyone who is fascinated by the power of imagination and the role of aesthetics in deciding between worldviews or philosophies of nature.
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34Events of Grace (review)Review of Metaphysics 52 (2): 449-451. 1998.Is Christian faith compatible with a thoroughgoing naturalist view of the cosmos? Hardwick thinks so, and in this book he articulates and defends a naturalist form of Christianity. Hardwick argues that Christianity is not committed to the truth of theism, nor to any view that there is a God who created and redeems the cosmos through an incarnation. Instead, Christian faith witnesses to “events of grace” in which believers develop an “openness to being”. “To live a life of faith is to live with a…Read more
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The coherence of theismIn Paul Copan & Chad V. Meister (eds.), Philosophy of religion: classic and contemporary issues, Blackwell. 2008.
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748Animals, Brains, and SpiritsFaith and Philosophy 12 (4): 567-581. 1995.This paper contains an overview of the significance of dualism for theism and a modal argument for dualism. It concludes with remarks on the relevance of the modal case on behalf of dualism for an intramural materialist quarrel between animalists and brain-identity theorists.
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Realism and Religion; Philosophical and Theological Perspectives, edited by Andrew Moore and Michael Scott (review)Ars Disputandi 10. 2010.
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35A Brief History of the Soul (edited book)Wiley-Blackwell. 2011.This book is a clear and concise history of the soul in western philosophy, from Plato to cutting-edge contemporary work in philosophy of mind. Packed with arguments for and against a range of different, historically significant philosophies of the soul Addresses the essential issues, including mind-body interaction, the causal closure of the physical world, and the philosophical implications of the brain sciences for the soul's existence Includes coverage of theories from key figures, such as P…Read more
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33Divine activities: Three views (review)Philosophical Quarterly 59 (237): 724-729. 2009.No Abstract
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3Cartesian DualismDissertation, Brown University. 1984."Cartesian Dualism" is a systematic examination of a version of mind-body dualism in light of recent work in the philosophy of mind and the theory of reference. I analyze Descartes' modal argument for dualism and argue that some of the principal objections against dualism are not decisive. The thesis is divided into five sections. ;The first section sets forth the main features of Descartes' ontology and his theory of mind. I defend Descartes' theory of individuation and discuss recent conceptio…Read more
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29Morality; Does “God” Make a Difference? (review)Review of Metaphysics 59 (3): 650-651. 2006.Chapter 1, “A Theory About Moral Theories,” sets forth Johnson’s central theme: “Normative ethical systems are best understood as attempts to seek out and justify ways of living a fulfilled human life in terms of the kind of fulfillment one believes to be possible given one’s beliefs about human nature and the ultimate nature of all things. Furthermore, any normative ethical system must also indicate just how one’s own quest for fulfillment is related to the experiences of other people and senti…Read more
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27The Limits of PowerPhilosophy and Theology 5 (2): 115-124. 1990.One argument that there cannot exist a being who creates all laws of nature was first outlined by J. L. Mackie, and further developed by Gilbert Fulmer. Fulmer’s version of the argument is examined, together with a recent neoCartesian counter-argument. The Menzel-Morris thesis holds that God’s power extends to creating his own nature. I argue that Fulmer’s argument is false, but that it can sustain counter-arguments of the type formulated by Menzel-Morris.
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1We argue that glory, while seductive, should not be sought for its own sake. We employ some Greek ethics, personalism, and the superhero figures "The Fantastic Four"
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Beyond Finitude: God’s Transcendence and the Meaning of Life, by Arjan Markus (review)Ars Disputandi 5. 2005.
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Divine incorporealityIn Paul Copan & Paul Moser (eds.), The Rationality of Theism, Routledge. pp. 240. 2003.
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Soul, Body, and Survival: Essays on the Metaphysics of Human PersonsCornell University Press. 2001.
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23Peter Van Inwagen and Dean Zimmerman (eds) persons: Human and divine (oxford: Clarendon press, 2007). Pp.IX+380. £60.00 (hbk). ISBN 9780199277516 (review)Religious Studies 44 (4): 499-504. 2008.
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