Philosophy and Religion From Plato to Post Modernism

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From the works of the Greek philosophers to the Postmodernist theories of Jacques Derrida and Richard Rorty, this authoritative survey encompasses over two thousand years of interaction between philosophical and religious thought. Exploring the various ways in which philosophy can relate to the monotheistic religions, Max Charlesworth tracks five key approaches in a carefully structured and accessible manner. Following a chronological pattern, these five chapters consider both major and less well-known philosophers, and feature detailed coverage of: Plato, Aristotle and the Ancient Greeks Philosophy and theology in and Thomas Aquinas Reason, agnosticism and the works of Kant and Kierkegaard Linguistic Analysis, religion and Wittgenstein Postmodernism and religion: Heidegger, Derrida and Rorty Accompanied by full reference notes, this thorough and up-to-date text is essential reading for all students and thinkers who wish to know more about philosophy, religion, and the diverse ways in which these two fields have come together over the centuries.

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MAX CHARLESWORTH was formerly Professor of Philosophy at , and is the author of a number of books on the philosophy of religion He is an expert on Australian Aboriginal religions, and has edited a number of studies in this area. Table of Contents Introduction The Revolution In Philosophy Of Religion Varieties Of Philosophy Of Religion Five Approaches To The Philosophy Of Religion Philosophy As Religion Introduction Plato?S Philosophical Religion Aristotle: The Contemplative Ideal The Neo-Platonists: Philosophy And Mysticism Medieval Islamic Thought And The ?Two Truths? Theory The Enlightenment: Pure Reason And Religion Summary And Evaluation Philosophy As The Handmaid Of Religion Introduction Philo Of Alexandria The Christian Platonists St Augustine On Faith And Reason Philosophy And Theology In The Middle Ages Moses Maimonides St Thomas Aquinas Two Critics Of Aquinas?S Position Critique And Conclusion Philosophy And Religion Philosophy As Making Room For Faith Agnosticism In The Service Of Fideism Ai Ghazzali: The Inconsistency Of The Philosophers Pascal: The Reasons Of The Heart David Hume: Scepticism And Faith Kant: Religion And Practical Reason Kierkegaard: Speculation And Subjectivity Agnosticism As A Religious Attitude Philosophy As The Analysis Of Religious Language Philosophy Of Religion Without Metaphysics Linguistic Analysis Verificationism And Religious Language Reductivist Accounts Of Religious Language Language Games And Forms Of Life Wittgenstein And Religion Post - Wittgenstein Language Games And Reality Reinstating Metaphysics Philosophy As Postmodernist Critique Of The Religious Domain Postmodernism And Linguistic Analysis Postmodernism And The Enlightenment The Attack On Foundationalism Anti-Foundationalism And The Religious Domain Postmodernism And Christian Theology Heidegger And Derrida Deconstruction And Theology Rorty?S Postmodernism And Secularism Conclusion