A02 - Critics of Structure of Westphals Essay
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- A02 - Critics of Structure of Westphals Essay
- Westphal talks about Kant before Hume
- Not right as Hume came before Kant
- it was Hume who woke Kant from his 'Dogmatic slumber'
- Therefore Hume should be talked about first before Kant.
- it was Hume who woke Kant from his 'Dogmatic slumber'
- Not right as Hume came before Kant
- Kant
- Westphal gives a lot of attention to Kant but only 2 paras given to Hume
- Hume is a pivotal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy of religion.
- the essay should have a fairer balance given the claims made at the beginning of the essay.
- Hume could have been used more
- eg in into of Humes book 'The Nature of religion' he talks about two key topics
- 1)He does not agree that religion should have its foundations in reason
- Reasons can not make sense of Christian doctrines
- 2) origins should be in human nature.
- Westphal should mention this!
- 1)He does not agree that religion should have its foundations in reason
- eg in into of Humes book 'The Nature of religion' he talks about two key topics
- Hume could have been used more
- the essay should have a fairer balance given the claims made at the beginning of the essay.
- Hume is a pivotal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy of religion.
- Westphal gives a lot of attention to Kant but only 2 paras given to Hume
- Westphal says no clear distinction between
- Third Phase
- Westphal has completely forgotten to consider a third Phase.
- we haven't just moved from philosophical theology to philosophical religion
- there is a third stage that looks at the meaning of Religious language
- works of logical positivists
- Ayer 1910
- anti-realist perspective
- says religious language can never correspond to god.
- just refers to the language game of the speakers community of belief.
- only accept realist language
- works of logical positivists
- there is a third stage that looks at the meaning of Religious language
- we haven't just moved from philosophical theology to philosophical religion
- Westphal has completely forgotten to consider a third Phase.
- Westphal thought Enlightenment put an end to the conflict between reason and revelation.
- it didn't!
- in the last century we have seen a rise of religious fundamentalism
- and a popular interest in angels, visions, prophecies.
- Scholasticism
- has made a comeback within intelligent design
- Dawkins and Hitchens
- have responded this with science, fundamentalism power and reason.
- Dawkins and Hitchens
- has made a comeback within intelligent design
- in the last century we have seen a rise of religious fundamentalism
- it didn't!
- Westphal talks about Kant before Hume
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