This book provides an up to date, high-level exchange on God in a uniquely productive style. Readers witness a contemporary version of a classic debate, as two professional philosophers seek to learn from each other while making their cases for their distinct positions. In their dialogue, Joshua Rasmussen and Felipe Leon examine classical and cutting-edge arguments for and against a theistic explanation of general features of reality. The book also provides original lines of thought based on the authors own contributions to the field, and offers a productive and innovative inquiry into on one of the biggest questions people ask: what is the ultimate explanation of things?
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Part I Is There a Foundation for the Universe? |
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3 Modal Skepticism and Material Causation |
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5 On Finitude, Topology, and Arbitrariness |
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6 Argument from Arbitrary Limits |
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7 Varieties of Naturalism |
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Part II Is the Foundation Personal? |
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8 For a Personal Foundation |
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9 How Naturalism Could Explain Morality, Rationality, and Intentionality |
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10 Foundational Mind Theory Extended |
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11 Filling Out a Naturalistic Picture via Spinoza and Russell |
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12 How the Best of Naturalism Fits Inside a Foundational Mind |
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Part III Is the Foundation Good? |
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14 A Perfectly Good Personal Foundation: Some Reasons for Doubt |
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15 The Great Story Theodicy |
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17 How to See the Good in the Foundation |
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Joshua Rasmussen is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Azusa Pacific University, USA
Felipe Leon is Associate Professor of Philosophy at El Camino College, USA
