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On the Existence and Relevance of God

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Clement Dore

    1. Vanderbilt University, USA

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Concept of Supreme Perfection: Some Arguments for God’s Existence

    • Clement Dore
    Pages 1-16

  3. The Argument from Suffering I

    • Clement Dore
    Pages 17-25

  4. The Argument from Suffering II

    • Clement Dore
    Pages 27-40

  5. How God Grounds Morality I

    • Clement Dore
    Pages 41-49

  6. How God Grounds Morality II

    • Clement Dore
    Pages 51-59

  7. How to Apply the Ideal Observer Theory: The Controversy over Artificial Contraception and Abortion

    • Clement Dore
    Pages 61-78

  8. Causal Realism and the Egocentric Predicament

    • Clement Dore
    Pages 79-104

  9. Theistic Phenomenalism: An Alternative Causal Theory of Perception

    • Clement Dore
    Pages 105-121

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 123-143
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About this book

The main aims of this book are to establish that it is rational to believe that God exists; to show how God relates to morality; and to show how God is causally connected to his creation. Dore defends a version of the ontological argument and refutes the atheistic argument from suffering. He argues that only God can account for the overridingness of morality. He also treats ethical supernaturalism as a type of ethical attitude theory, showing how it is related to secular theories which base valid judgments of moral goodness and evil on pro and con attitudes. He illlustrates precisely how, given scientific explanation, theistic explanation of the empirical universe can get a foothold. His method is to adopt and defend a version of theistic (Berkeley-like) phenomenalism and, in that connection, a pragmatic-instrumentalist interpretation of scientific theories.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Vanderbilt University, USA

    Clement Dore

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: On the Existence and Relevance of God

  • Authors: Clement Dore

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24340-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Clement Dore 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-64464-5Published: 04 December 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-24342-6Published: 01 January 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-24340-2Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 143

  • Topics: Philosophy of Religion

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