{"product_id":"philosophy-reasoned-belief-and-faith-9780268202699","title":"Philosophy Reasoned Belief and Faith","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis clear, readable introduction to philosophy presents a traditional theistic view of the existence of God.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many fine introductions to philosophy, but few are written for students of faith by a teacher who is sensitive to the intellectual challenges they face studying in an environment that is often hostile to religious belief. Many introductory texts present short, easy-to-refute synopses of the traditional arguments for God's existence, the soul, free will, and objective moral value rooted in God's nature, usually followed by strong objections stated as if they are the last word. This formula may make philosophy easier to digest, but it gives many students the impression that there are no longer any good reasons to accept the beliefs just mentioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is written for philosophy instructors who want their students to take a deeper look at the classic theistic arguments and who believe that many traditional vi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is a well-written introduction to philosophy that has a systematic approach informed by the history of philosophy. There are many introductory philosophy books available, but I am not aware of one with quite this approach and spin on the issues.” —Christopher Kaczor, author of \u003ci\u003eDisputes in Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is a solid, well-written, well-organized, theistic-leaning introduction to philosophy.” —Gregory Bassham, co-author of \u003ci\u003eCritical Thinking: A Student’s Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo The Instructor\u003cbr\u003e To The Student\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Dedication\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit One. Three Things to Know before You Dive into Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e 1. How Philosophy Began\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Socratic Method\u003cbr\u003e 3. And a Little Bit of Logic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit Two. Philosophy of Religion\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Design Argument\u003cbr\u003e 5. Design and Evolution\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Cosmological Argument\u003cbr\u003e Interlude 1: A Survey of Modern Cosmology\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Problem of Evil\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit Three. Epistemology\u003cbr\u003e 8. What Can We Know?\u003cbr\u003e 9. C. S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit Four. Philosophy of the Human Person\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Mind-Body Problem\u003cbr\u003e 11. Do We Have Free Will? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit Five. Philosophical Ethics\u003cbr\u003e 12. Is It Reasonable to be Moral?\u003cbr\u003e Interlude 2: Or Should We All Become Moral Relativists?\u003cbr\u003e 13. Moral Reasoning Applied to the State\u003cbr\u003e 14. God and Morality\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400760795479,"sku":"9780268202699","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780268202699.jpg?v=1730471499","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philosophy-reasoned-belief-and-faith-9780268202699","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}