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Stanisław Kamiński’s Philosophy as Christian Philosophy
This article argues that Kaminski’s concept of philosophy meets the requirements for being a Christian philosophy as articulated by John Paul II. In the encyclical letter Fides et Ratio, John Paul II affirmed the possibility, existence, meaning, and need
Kingsley Mbamara Sebastine
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Christian Wolff and Experimental Philosophy [PDF]
This chapter discusses the relation between Christian Wolff's philosophy and the methodological views of early modern experimental philosophers. The chapter argues for three claims. First, Wolff's system relies on experience at every step and his views on experiments, observations, hypotheses, and the a priori are in line with those of experimental ...
Vanzo, Alberto
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Two Mediterranean Church Mothers: Their Presence and Importance in Patristic Philosophy
There are many debates concerning the existence and possibility of Christian philosophy, as well as Jewish and Islamic philosophy. Starting from the debates in France in the 1930s, some philosophers, such as Bréhier, have argued that Christian philosophy,
Ekin Kaynak Iltar +4 more
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A Christian Philosophy Grounded in the Experience of Truth
This paper focuses on a Christian philosophy grounded in the experience of truth. To better understand this, it will explore: (1) the kind of philosophical approach that provides a space for people to preoccupy themselves with truth and draws them to ...
Zyra F. Lentija
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Daniel Dennett’s and Sam Harris’ Confrontation on the Problem of Free Will [PDF]
This paper seeks to explain and evaluate, by an analytic method, the conflict between determinism and free will from the viewpoint of two physicalist reductionist philosophers, namely, Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris. Dennett is a compatibilist philosopher
zahra khazaei +2 more
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Why Augustinian Apologetics and Logical Dialectic Are Not Enough to Defend the Reasonableness of the Christian Faith in an Increasingly-Fragmented World [PDF]
From close to its inception, St. Augustine’s misunderstanding of the nature of ancient Greek philosophy, “Christian philosophy,” and the way the human soul essentially relates to human body caused formal Christian education to be (a) born in a somewhat ...
Peter A. Redpath
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The Influence of Christianity on the Philosophy of John Rawls
This article is about a contrastive analysis of Rawls’s views in mutually different periods of his philosophical development in relation to possible influences of Christian thought on his overall philosophy.
Marko Jakić
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Christian Philosophy, Christian Philosophers or Christians Making Philosophy?
The objective of this paper is to reflect on the proper way for Christians to do philosophy, in respect of which I have been inspired by a phrase attributed to Cardinal Newman: “We do not need Christian philosophy. We need Christians making good philosophy.” This sentence can appear controversial, but I believe it is not, if its content is made ...
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Illuminating Modern Western Skepticism [PDF]
The goal of this article is to explain how the concept of Illumination came to be a source of skepticism in the modern West. In ancient and medieval Christian thought it was essentially tied not only to Plato’s philosophy, but especially to Augustine’s ...
Nancey Murphy
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