Philosophy and religious commitment
Journal article
Trakakis, Nick. (2017). Philosophy and religious commitment. Sophia: international journal of philosophy and traditions. 56(4), pp. 605 - 630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11841-017-0575-z
Authors | Trakakis, Nick |
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Abstract | An aspect of the question of the relationship between reason and faith concerns the compatibility between philosophy and religious commitment. I begin by considering some attempts that have been made in both the analytic and Continental traditions to divorce philosophy from the life of religious faith as far as possible: in particular, I discuss Martin Heidegger’s critique of the very idea of a ‘Christian philosophy’ and Bertrand Russell’s criticism of Aquinas for not living up to the Socratic ideal of following the argument wherever it leads. I then seek further to develop these criticisms by reviewing the current debate around the problem of evil in philosophy of religion as a case study of the dangers and drawbacks of religious commitment in philosophy. I conclude with some comments on the connection between ideology and philosophy, and claim that much of what passes as Christian philosophy is ideological as opposed to rational or truth-seeking in character. |
Keywords | Christian philosophy; Martin Heidegger; Bertrand Russell; Problem of evil; ideology. |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Sophia: international journal of philosophy and traditions |
Journal citation | 56 (4), pp. 605 - 630 |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
ISSN | 0038-1527 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11841-017-0575-z |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85016121487 |
Page range | 605 - 630 |
Research Group | School of Philosophy |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | Netherlands |
Editors | P. Bilimoria, P. Hutchings and S. N. Tagore |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8v03v/philosophy-and-religious-commitment
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