The problem of evil: Analytic philosophy and narrative
Book chapter
Stump, Eleonore. (2009). The problem of evil: Analytic philosophy and narrative. In In O. Crisp and M. Rea (Ed.). Analytic Theology: New Essays in the Philosophy of Theology pp. 251 - 264 Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199203567.003.0013
Authors | Stump, Eleonore |
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Editors | O. Crisp and M. Rea |
Abstract | This chapter argues that one shortcoming of analytic philosophy is hemianopia: a narrow focus on left-brain processing skills. Because of this, analytic philosophers end up ignoring important sources of information, one of which is narrative. Narratives that relate one person's experience of another convey non-propositional information about the person (or about persons generally) that might, in principle, function evidentially in philosophical argument. This is of particular importance in theology; for the Bible is a rich source of narratives relating the experiences of God that have been had by various people. |
Keywords | narratives; religion; analytic theology; Bible; hemianopia |
Page range | 251 - 264 |
Year | 2009 |
Book title | Analytic Theology: New Essays in the Philosophy of Theology |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9780199203567 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199203567.003.0013 |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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