The Mystery Of Skepticism

Author : Kevin McCain
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004393536
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mystery of Skepticism written by Kevin McCain and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-12-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thirteen newly commissioned essays in The Mystery of Skepticism: New Explorations represent the cutting-edge of research on underexplored skeptical challenges, dimensions of the skeptical problematic, and responses to various kinds of skepticism.

Author : James L. Kelley
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813524276
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skeptic in the House of God written by James L. Kelley and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James L. Kelley, a skeptic about religion, writes with insight and humor of his life as a member of St. Mark's, an Episcopal church that welcomes doubters without pressuring them to compromise their intellectual integrity. When Kelley first visited the church, he was well into his forties and searching for a respite from urban malaise. At the same time, he found himself filled with disquieting questions: How could he reconcile his convictions with the central purpose of the church - to worship a God he didn't believe in? Could he say the prayers and sing the hymns while remaining an honest skeptic? After fifteen years of full participation in a church that is open not only to skeptics but also to gay men and lesbians, blacks and Jews, where members are invited to critique Sunday sermons, and where hymns are rewritten to reflect feminist concerns, Kelley found that his agnosticism remained but his skepticism about church participation had disappeared. Modern urban life can be a sterile, isolating experience, yet in St. Mark's Kelley discovered a place of vibrant community, honest inquiry, and support over the hard places in life.

Author : Jay G. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Reassessment of Absolute Skepticism and Religious Faith written by Jay G. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of claims to knowledge by the physical and social sciences, history, ethics and theology leads to the conclusion that humans can never claim certainty for any of their opinions.

Author : John Conway
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9781291621532
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cryptozoologicon written by John Conway and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cryptozoologicon is a celebration of the myths, legends, evolution and biology of hidden animals. Always sceptical, but always willing to indulge in speculative fun, Cryptozoologicon aims to provide a new way to approach cryptozoology: as fictional biology.

Author : Michael Shermer
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 071674161X
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How We Believe written by Michael Shermer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent polls report that 96% of Americans believe in God. Why is this? Why, despite the rise of science, technology, and secular education, are people turning to religion in greater numbers than ever before? Why do people believe in God at all?

Author : Laurence Peddle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781838428907
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mystery Beyond Knowledge written by Laurence Peddle and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-05 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an entirely new approach to a variety of issues in epistemology and conceptual analysis. These include the problems of induction, intention, avowals, the past and other minds.

Author : Martin Bridgstock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139482548
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Belief written by Martin Bridgstock and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether ghosts, astrology or ESP, up to 80 per cent of the population believes in one or more aspects of the paranormal. Such beliefs are entertaining, and it is tempting to think of them as harmless. However, there is mounting evidence that paranormal beliefs can be dangerous - cases of children dying because parents rejected orthodox medicine in favour of alternative remedies, and 'psychics' who trade on the grief of the bereaved for personal profit and gain. Expenditure on the paranormal runs into billions of dollars each year. In Beyond Belief: Skepticism, Science and the Paranormal Martin Bridgstock provides an integrated understanding of what an evidence-based approach to the paranormal - a skeptical approach - involves, and why it is necessary. Bridgstock does not set out to show that all paranormal claims are necessarily false, but he does suggest that we all need the analytical ability and critical thinking skills to seek and assess the evidence for paranormal claims.

Author : Tamsin Shaw
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691146535
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nietzsche's Political Skepticism written by Tamsin Shaw and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-21 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is difficult to spell out the precise political implications of Nietzsche's critique of morality. He himself never did so in any systematic way. Tamsin Shaw argues there is a reason for this: that Nietzsche's insights entail a distinctive form of political skepticism.

Author : Michael Huemer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742512535
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skepticism and the Veil of Perception written by Michael Huemer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In opposition to both skeptics and representationalists, Huemer (philosophy, U. of Colorado, Boulder) presents a theory of perceptual awareness, according to which perception gives us direct awareness of real objects and non-inferential knowledge of the properties of these objects. He responds to the major arguments for skepticism, including the infinite regress argument, the problem of the criterion, the brain in the vat, and the impossibility of verification. c. Book News Inc.

Author : Scott Larson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780830737055
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Place for Skeptics written by Scott Larson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors provide a spiritual journey for those who may have given up on Church, but not on God.