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This volume is presented as a tribute to D.Z. Phillips and the introduction by Eugene Long includes a brief discussion of Phillips' life and work. The first six articles were originally written at the invitation of Phillips for a conference on the ethics of belief held at Claremont Graduate University. Unfortunately Phillips died unexpectedly July 25, 2006 and was unable to participate in the conference. Two additional essays were invited by the editors to help add Phillips' voice to the discussion. Essays by Allen Wood, Richard Amesbury and Van Harvey discuss the question of the ethics of belief in the context of the evidentialist principle most frequently associated with W. K. Clifford. Essays by Ronney Mourad, Jennifer Faust and Robert Audi are concerned with the voluntariness of belief, the persuasive power of arguments and differing conceptions of faith, belief and acceptance. The final two essays by John Whittaker and Anselm Min focus on Phillips' understanding of the logic and rationality of religious belief. The book concludes with a tribute to Phillips written by Patrick Horn. Ethics of Belief: Essays in Tribute to D.Z. Phillips should be of particular interest to upper level undergraduates, graduate students and professionals in the fields of philosophy, religious studies and theology. Reprinted from The International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 63:1-3 (2008).

Religion --- Philosophy. --- Phillips, D. Z. --- Phillips, Dewi Zephaniah --- Philosophy (General). --- Religion. --- Philosophy, general. --- Religious Studies, general. --- Religion, Primitive --- Atheism --- God --- Irreligion --- Religions --- Theology --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Phillips, Dewi

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Cette étude tente de reconstruire la première phénoménologie de la religion du jeune Heidegger par l’examen du recueil de notes éparses rédigées entre 1916 et 1919 et intitulé rétrospectivement Les fondements philosophiques de la mystique médiévale. Entre sa thèse d’habilitation et ses premiers cours d’après-guerre, Heidegger se consacre à l’écriture d’une Phénoménologie de la conscience religieuse qui, pour des raisons quelque peu mystérieuses, restera finalement inachevée. Si certains de ses éléments seront repris et assimilés dans les cours sur Paul et Augustin des années 1920 et 1921, de nombreux autres, concernant des auteurs tels que Maître Eckhart, Bernard de Clairvaux, Luther, Schleiermacher ou Adolf Reinach, ou des notions phénoménologiques, théologiques et religieuses, telles que la prédonation, la foi, la prière ou l’a priori religieux, trouvent dans ce texte une thématisation tout à fait spécifique, dictée par une situation biographique et philosophique singulière. C’est pour répondre à cette dimension hapaxique que ce livre tente un commentaire exhaustif des notes heideggeriennes. Et c’est à l’occasion de cette lecture suivie que sont apparues les grandes lignes de ce que l’on peut appeler une « herméneutique théologique » censée guider la phénoménologie sur le terrain religieux nouvellement investi et la familiariser avec des phénomènes qui résistent en certains endroits à son esprit méthodique. Malgré leur caractère introductif, les premières recherches de Heidegger témoignent d’une richesse, d’une profondeur et d’un respect de la vie religieuse inégalés à ce jour et il n’est pas exagéré de dire qu’elles devraient servir de prolégomènes à toute phénoménologie future de la religion. Ainsi, parallèlement au travail d’explication, le travail ici présenté esquisse en ce domaine quelques chemins possibles en prolongeant certaines descriptions heideggeriennes et en posant les bases d’un nouveau dialogue entre phénoménologie, théologie et sciences religieuses.

Philosophy. --- Religion --- Phenomenology. --- History of Philosophy. --- Philosophy of Religion. --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Philosophy, Modern --- Heidegger, Martin, --- Religion. --- Philosophy (General). --- Phenomenology . --- Religion—Philosophy. --- Phenomenology --- Philosophy and religion --- Theology --- Heidegger, Martin, - 1889-1976 --- Mysticism --- Phénoménologie --- Mysticisme --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVPHILO SPRINGER-B --- Academic collection --- Philosophy --- History. --- Religious studies --- Heidegger, Martin

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What did the Romans know about their gods? Why did they perform the rituals of their religion, and what motivated them to change those rituals? To these questions Clifford Ando proposes simple answers: In contrast to ancient Christians, who had faith, Romans had knowledge, and their knowledge was empirical in orientation. In other words, the Romans acquired knowledge of the gods through observation of the world, and their rituals were maintained or modified in light of what they learned. After a preface and opening chapters that lay out this argument about knowledge and place it in context, The Matter of the Gods pursues a variety of themes essential to the study of religion in history.

HISTORY / Ancient / General. --- Rome --- Religion. --- ancient christianity. --- ancient christians. --- ancient church. --- ancient religion. --- ancient rome. --- ancient world. --- antiquity. --- belief. --- christian. --- christianity. --- classical world. --- classics. --- faith. --- imperialism. --- paganism. --- philosophical. --- philosophy. --- religion. --- religious ritual. --- religious studies. --- roman empire. --- roman gods. --- roman history. --- western world. --- world history.

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World-renowned canopy biologist Nalini Nadkarni has climbed trees on four continents with scientists, students, artists, clergymen, musicians, activists, loggers, legislators, and Inuits, gathering diverse perspectives. In Between Earth and Sky, a rich tapestry of personal stories, information, art, and photography, she becomes our captivating guide to the leafy wilderness above our heads. Through her luminous narrative, we embark on a multifaceted exploration of trees that illuminates the profound connections we have with them, the dazzling array of goods and services they provide, and the powerful lessons they hold for us. Nadkarni describes trees' intricate root systems, their highly evolved and still not completely understood canopies, their role in commerce and medicine, their existence in city centers and in extreme habitats of mountaintops and deserts, and their important place in folklore and the arts. She explains tree fundamentals and considers the symbolic role they have assumed in culture and religion. In a book that reawakens our sense of wonder at the fascinating world of trees, we ultimately find entry to the entire natural world and rediscover our own place in it.

Trees --- Social aspects. --- Religious aspects. --- Environmental aspects. --- activists. --- artists. --- biology. --- canopy biology. --- clergymen. --- commerce. --- cultural studies. --- culture. --- fauna. --- habitats. --- legal issues. --- legislation. --- life lessons. --- loggers. --- medicine. --- musicians. --- natural world. --- nature. --- religion. --- religious studies. --- science. --- scientific. --- students. --- symbolic. --- symbolism. --- tree animals. --- tree dwelling animals. --- trees. --- true story.

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Is it acceptable from an ethical point of view to use stem cells from human embryos for scientific research and clinical therapy? And what are the weaknesses and strengths of various opinions and positions when they are critically evaluated? These are the main problems dealt with in this book. The various chapters as a whole give a comprehensive, many-sided and balanced discussion of the subject. The book contains contributions from biological, medical, social, political, philosophical and theological perspectives. The authors have been chosen because of their professional competence, many of them being respected scholars on a top international level. They give an updated contribution from their own discipline in order to enlighten the different aspects of the common theme. The authors cover various positions and evaluations with regard to the question of the use of embryonic stem cells for research and therapy. The book is written for several audiences: a) scholars and professionals working with stem cell research or with the ethical questions arising from this field (people from biology, medicine, law, philosophy, theology etc.), b) advanced and graduate students within the same professional disciplines and c) politicians and the general public interested in the burning ethical problems which are intensively debated in many countries.

Stem cells --- Human embryo --- Research --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Embryo, Human --- Embryology, Human --- Developmental biology. --- Ethics. --- Medicine. --- Religion. --- Developmental Biology. --- Biomedicine general. --- Religious Studies, general. --- Religion, Primitive --- Atheism --- God --- Irreligion --- Religions --- Theology --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Deontology --- Ethics, Primitive --- Ethology --- Moral philosophy --- Morality --- Morals --- Philosophy, Moral --- Science, Moral --- Philosophy --- Values --- Development (Biology) --- Biology --- Growth --- Ontogeny --- Health Workforce --- Biomedicine, general.