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24Religion and PoliticsPhilosophy 58 (224). 1983.1. The appearance of Islam upon the stage of international politics hasbeen greeted by some commentators as a return to the Middle Ages. Preciselywhat they mean by this is not very clear, to themselves no less than their readers perhaps. In part, no doubt, they refer to the kinds of punishment Islamic law requires, which have a brutality associated in the common mind with medieval Europe. In part too there is the feeling that the phenomena of religion in politics, inquisitions, holy wars, govern…Read more
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13Wittgenstein and Natural ReligionOxford University Press. 2014.Gordon Graham presents a bold new account of Wittgenstein's philosophy, which argues for its relevance to the study of religion and aims to revitalize the philosophy of 'true religion'. He uses Wittgenstein's conception of philosophy to argue in favour of the idea that 'true religion' is to be understood as human participation in divine life.
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1Expressivism: Croce and CollingwoodIn Berys Nigel Gaut & Dominic Lopes (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics, Routledge. 2000.
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37Political theory and political practiceJournal of Applied Philosophy 16 (2). 1999.What is the role of political theory in the real world of politics? Opinions have varied about this, ranging from Plato’s arguments for philosopher‐kings to Marx’s relegation of political philosophy to the realms of mere ideology. This paper contrasts the competing claims of intellectualism vs pragmatism in politics. It explores the ends/means relation as one account of how ideas and actions might be connected. This relation is found to be inadequate, and with it the more ambitious claims of int…Read more
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53The Re-Enchantment of the World: Art Versus ReligionOxford University Press. 2007.This is a philosophical exploration of the role of art and religion as sources of meaning in an increasingly material world dominated by science. Relating themes in the history of European philosophy to topics in contemporary philosophy, Gordon Graham investigates the idea that art has the potential to re-enchant an irreligious world.
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6Aesthetic empiricism and the challenge of fakes and ready-madesIn Matthew Kieran (ed.), Contemporary Debates in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 11--21. 2005.
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Music and electro-sonic artIn Kathleen Stock (ed.), Philosophers on Music: Experience, Meaning, and Work, Oxford University Press Uk. 2007.
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4Art and Architecture: A Place Between: Book Reviews (review)British Journal of Aesthetics 48 (1): 100-101. 2008.
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18De Crespigny and Cronin: Ideologies of Politics (review)Philosophical Quarterly 27 (106): 94. 1977.
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42Liberalism and DemocracyJournal of Applied Philosophy 9 (2): 149-160. 1992.ABSTRACT Political liberalism and the democratic ideal together supply the foundation of almost all contemporary political thinking. This essay explores the relation between them. It argues that, despite common parlance, there is an inevitable tension between the two. Furthermore, attempts to resolve this tension by showing that democracy is a good thing in its own right, or that it is the inevitable development of liberal aspirations, or that it is conceptually connected to fundamental liberal …Read more
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44Philosophy of the Arts: An Introduction to AestheticsRoutledge. 1997.A new edition of this bestselling introduction to aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Includes new sections on digital music and environmental aesthetics. All other chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated
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433. Tolerance, Pluralism, and RelativismIn David Heyd (ed.), Toleration: An Elusive Virtue, Princeton University Press. pp. 44-59. 1996.
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4Human Beings Edited by David Cockburn Cambridge University Press. 1991, vi + 227 pp., £14.95 (review)Philosophy 67 (262): 569-570. 1992.
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55Mark R Wynn faith and place: An essay in embodied religious epistemology . (Oxford and new York ny: Oxford university press, 2009). Pp. 265+XII. £50.00/$100.00 (hbk). Isbn 978 0 19 956038 (review)Religious Studies 46 (3): 411-415. 2010.
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43The Internet: A Philosophical InquiryRoutledge. 1999._The Internet: A Philosophical Inquiry_ develops many of the themes Gordon Graham presented in his highly successful radio series, _The Silicon Society_. Exploring the tensions between the warnings of the Neo-Luddites and the bright optimism of the Technophiles, Graham offers the first concise and accessible exploration of the issues which arise as we enter further into the world of Cyberspace. This original and fascinating study takes us to the heart of questions that none of us can afford to i…Read more
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12Scottish Philosophy in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2015.This volume in the new history of Scottish philosophy covers the Scottish philosophical tradition as it developed over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Leading experts explore major figures from Thomas Brown to George Davie, while others address key developments in the period, including the spread of Scottish philosophy across the world.
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7Review: Recent Work in Political Philosophy The Attack on Liberalism (review)Philosophical Quarterly 40 (161). 1990.
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AtonementIn Charles Taliaferro & Chad V. Meister (eds.), The Cambridge companion to Christian philosophical theology, Cambridge University Press. 2010.