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'... a model of its kind - logical, clear and fair-minded. No university or A level student has any excuse for failing after reading it.' - Martin Camroux, Expository Times
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* The Ontological Argument (Anselm, Haight, Descartes, Kant, Findlay, Malcolm, Hick)
* The Cosmological Argument (Aquinas, Taylor, Hume, Kant)
* The Argument from Design (Paley, Hume, Darwin, Dawkins, Ward)
* The Argument from Miracles (Hume, Hambourger, Coleman, Flew, Swinburne, Diamond)
* The Moral Argument (Plato, Lewis, Kant, Rachels, Martin, Nielsen)
* The Pragmatic Argument (Pascal, Gracely, Stich, Penelhum, James, Moore).
Additional features include:
* revision questions
* key reading for each chapter and an extensive bibliography
* illustrated biographies of key thinkers and their works
* marginal notes and summaries of arguments.
The ontological argument has had a long but chequered career. Read the first page
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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Despite the fact that many of the Philosophers in this book; Anselm, Gaunilo, Plantinga, Kant etc like to divulge in the most complicated language known to man,(Anselm's Ontological argument and Kant's reasoning for why existence is not a 'real' predicate for example) this book aims to logically put together these and other arguments in a precise, yet seemingly understandable way without using an oversimplistic manner. It contains the depth of the subject whilst providing exercises for the reader to complete - often testing the understanding of the concepts contained within the book so that problems can be looked over which is a great plus.
Of course, for the challengers amongst you, the sources are also included and some are more difficult than others to read - often requiring them to be read more than once to understand them fully. One thing that shows the quality of his work, is how Palmer manages to make the complicated, easy to understand and I am sure that the sources were far easier to comprehend than previously thought.
If you really want a challenge, may I suggest looking at the book titled - Philosophy of Religion- selected writings (Peterson) for a longer, and a more broad source of writings by philosophers which would partner this book simply because this book comprises mostly of commentaries on the sources.
Anyway, back to this book...it is systematically sound, and progressive , starting with founders of arguments and ending with more modern philosophers which gives a rounded perspective on the issue. It lends itself to be one of the best books I have read on the arguments for the existence of God. There is even one interesting view about applying the Ontological argument to the Devil!
Oh, and on the slightly amusing side, it displays pictures of philosophers for your critical eye to look over.
So, the ending and time for the verdict. Now if you have been asleep for the past few minutes and thus have not read the above, then you can be forgiven for not knowing the next thing I am going to say. However, as the case may be, a few might have read it and to these it may seem like a trick question. Enough ramblings on..
If you want and indepth book that will be interesting to the student and just about anyone who wants to find out more about the subject, then this IS the book for you. I recommend it fully, hense the 5 stars.
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