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Where the conflict really lies : science, religion, and naturalism, Alvin Plantinga

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This book is a long-awaited major statement by a pre-eminent analytic philosopher, Alvin Plantinga, on one of our biggest debates -- the compatibility of science and religion. The last twenty years has seen a cottage industry of books on this divide, but with little consensus emerging. Plantinga, as a top philosopher but also a proponent of the rationality of religious belief, has a unique contribution to make. His theme in this short book is that the conflict between science and theistic religion is actually superficial, and that at a deeper level they are in concord. Plantinga examines where this conflict is supposed to exist -- evolution, evolutionary psychology, analysis of scripture, scientific study of religion -- as well as claims by Dan Dennett, Richard Dawkins, and Philip Kitcher that evolution and theistic belief cannot co-exist. Plantinga makes a case that their arguments are not only inconclusive but that the supposed conflicts themselves are superficial, due to the methodological naturalism used by science. On the other hand, science can actually offer support to theistic doctrines, and Plantinga uses the notion of biological and cosmological "fine-tuning" in support of this idea. Plantinga argues that we might think about arguments in science and religion in a new way -- as different forms of discourse that try to persuade people to look at questions from a perspective such that they can see that something is true. In this way, there is a deep and massive consonance between theism and the scientific enterprise
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvi, 359 pages
Contents
  • Evolution and Christian belief (1)
  • Evolution and Christian belief (2)
  • Divine action in the world : the old picture
  • The new picture
  • Evolutionary psychology and scripture scholarship
  • Defeaters?
  • Fine-tuning
  • Design discourse
  • Deep concord : Christian theism and the deep roots of science
  • The evolutionary argument against naturalism
Isbn
9780199812097
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https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/7104477-M.jpg
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Where the conflict really lies : science, religion, and naturalism
Title
Where the conflict really lies
Title remainder
science, religion, and naturalism
Statement of responsibility
Alvin Plantinga
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
This book is a long-awaited major statement by a pre-eminent analytic philosopher, Alvin Plantinga, on one of our biggest debates -- the compatibility of science and religion. The last twenty years has seen a cottage industry of books on this divide, but with little consensus emerging. Plantinga, as a top philosopher but also a proponent of the rationality of religious belief, has a unique contribution to make. His theme in this short book is that the conflict between science and theistic religion is actually superficial, and that at a deeper level they are in concord. Plantinga examines where this conflict is supposed to exist -- evolution, evolutionary psychology, analysis of scripture, scientific study of religion -- as well as claims by Dan Dennett, Richard Dawkins, and Philip Kitcher that evolution and theistic belief cannot co-exist. Plantinga makes a case that their arguments are not only inconclusive but that the supposed conflicts themselves are superficial, due to the methodological naturalism used by science. On the other hand, science can actually offer support to theistic doctrines, and Plantinga uses the notion of biological and cosmological "fine-tuning" in support of this idea. Plantinga argues that we might think about arguments in science and religion in a new way -- as different forms of discourse that try to persuade people to look at questions from a perspective such that they can see that something is true. In this way, there is a deep and massive consonance between theism and the scientific enterprise
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Plantinga, Alvin
Dewey number
231.7/65
Index
index present
LC call number
BL240.3
LC item number
.P53 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • Religion and science
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Naturalism
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Naturalism
  • Religion and science
  • Christentum
  • Evolution
  • Naturwissenschaften
  • Religion
  • Naturwissenschaften
  • Religion
  • Evolution
  • Christentum
  • Evolution (Biology) - Religious Aspects - Christianity
  • Religion And Science
  • Naturalism - Religious Aspects - Christianity
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Where the conflict really lies : science, religion, and naturalism, Alvin Plantinga
Link
https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/7104477-M.jpg
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Evolution and Christian belief (1) -- Evolution and Christian belief (2) -- Divine action in the world : the old picture -- The new picture -- Evolutionary psychology and scripture scholarship -- Defeaters? -- Fine-tuning -- Design discourse -- Deep concord : Christian theism and the deep roots of science -- The evolutionary argument against naturalism
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ocn698626437
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
xvi, 359 pages
Isbn
9780199812097
Lccn
2011002532
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780199812097
  • (OCoLC)698626437
Label
Where the conflict really lies : science, religion, and naturalism, Alvin Plantinga
Link
https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/7104477-M.jpg
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Evolution and Christian belief (1) -- Evolution and Christian belief (2) -- Divine action in the world : the old picture -- The new picture -- Evolutionary psychology and scripture scholarship -- Defeaters? -- Fine-tuning -- Design discourse -- Deep concord : Christian theism and the deep roots of science -- The evolutionary argument against naturalism
Control code
ocn698626437
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
xvi, 359 pages
Isbn
9780199812097
Lccn
2011002532
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780199812097
  • (OCoLC)698626437

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