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Philosophy of religion

Philosophy of religion   Reference library

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Religion
Length:
105 words

Philosophical thought about religion. The term was first used in Germany in the late 18th cent., for the philosophical investigation

Religion, Philosophy of in Islam

Religion, Philosophy of in Islam   Reference library

The Biographical Encyclopaedia of Islamic Philosophy

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Philosophy, Religion
Length:
10,738 words

The standard conception of philosophy of religion

In their helpful introduction to the subject, Michael Peterson et al. (

Religion, Virtue of

Religion, Virtue of   Reference library

Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Length:
373 words

The virtue of religion, which renders to God what is due to him, was considered by medieval moralists a part

religion, philosophy of

religion, philosophy of   Reference library

The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
5,771 words

The origins of the philosophy of religion within the Western tradition lie in the project of reconciling ancient Greek philosophy

religion, philosophy, and medicine

religion, philosophy, and medicine   Reference library

Gordon R. Dunstan

The Oxford Companion to Medicine (3 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Medicine and health
Length:
3,348 words
Religion has been and is a factor in healing for various reasons and in a variety of ways. At a primitive level it is the substitute for an empirically grounded theory of causation in ... More
religion, history of the philosophy of

religion, history of the philosophy of   Reference library

Mark D. Jordan

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
3,437 words
Since the terms English-speakers translate as ‘philosophy’ and ‘religion’ have taken dozens of meanings in the European languages from antiquity on, it is impossible to speak of ... More
religion, problems of the philosophy of

religion, problems of the philosophy of   Reference library

R. G. Swinburne

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
3,904 words
The philosophy of religion is an examination of the meaning and justification of religious claims. Claims about how the world is, often embodied in creeds, are more typical of Western ... More
religion, scepticism about

religion, scepticism about   Reference library

R. W. Hepburn

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
1,152 words

There has been an undeniably powerful current of anti-religious thought in the history of modern philosophy. Among its several quite distinct sources, the following are noteworthy....

religion and morality

religion and morality   Reference library

R. W. Hepburn

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
544 words
Ethical requirements can readily be thought of as commands—with authority behind them. Whose authority? Could it be that the sole ground for moral judgements is their being willed or ... More
religion and epistemology

religion and epistemology   Reference library

Stephen Priest

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
441 words
The epistemology of religion is the attempt to solve philosophical problems about knowledge which arise from religion. For example: Is there mystical knowledge? Is there knowledge by ... ... More

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