Reason and the heart
Subtitle: a prolegomenon to a critique of passional reason
By: William J. Wainwright.
Series: Cornell studies in the philosophy of religion
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Edwards, Jonathan, 1708-1758; Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890; James, William, 1842-1910; Faith and reason; Faith and reason -- Christianity; Subjectivity -- Religious aspects; Subjectivity -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Description: Between the opposing claims of reason and religious subjectivity may be a middle ground, William J. Wainwright argues. His book is a philosophical reflection on the role of emotion in guiding reason. There is evidence, he contends, that reason functions properly only when informed by a rightly disposed heart.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.