Open-mindedness in philosophy of religion
By: edited by Gregory E. Trickett and John R. Gilhooly
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9781527536364
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Religion; Philosophy; Open theism
Description: In a free society, it is common to hear the request that one 'keep an open mind.' Just what exactly is it, however, to keep an open-mind? How does open-mindedness function? How does it square with important personal commitments? These issues are particularly acute when it comes to matters of religious belief in which open-mindedness can sound to the pious a bit too much like doubt. Certainly, in a discipline whose discourse remains rational dialogue, effort should be spend discerning the contours of this viture, especially in light of its formal role in establishing responsiveness to new inquiries in matters philosophical and religious. This book provides a collection of essays serving to promote conversation about open mindedness, its virtue (or lack thereof), and its role and application in problems in the philosophy of religion in particular--back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-182) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Section 1: What Is Open-Mindedness? : Chapter One. Open-Mindedness: An Introduction / James S. Spiegel; title: Chapter Two. Epistemic Disagreement and Open-Mindedness / Gregory E. Trickett and David Williams; title: Chapter Three. Analytic Postmodernity and Religion: Quine, Rorty, and Restoring Pragmatism for Metaphysical Discourse / Bradley Palmer; title: Chapter Four. Open-Mindedness and Justice / John Lee; title: Section 2: Critiques of Open-Mindedness : Chapter Five. Dogmatic Open-Mindedness and Open-Minded Dogmatics / Benjamin H. Arbour; title: Chapter Six. The Virtue of Close-Mindedness / John R. Gilhooly; title: Section 3: Applications of Open-Mindedness : Chapter Seven. We Should Be Open-Minded about 'God of the Gaps' Arguments / Robert B. Steward; title: Chapter Eight. On The Incompatibility of Faith and Intellectual Humility / James Elliott; title: Chapter Nine. Open-Mindedness and Narrative / Stephen Chanderbhan; title: Chapter Ten. Schellenberg and the Notion of Revelation / Robert Boyd; title: Bibliography; title: Appendix: Following an Ecumenical Cow / Valerie R. Quindt; title: Contributors; title: Index.