God in the Act of Reference
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A01=Erica Appelros
Anna Karenina
Author_Erica Appelros
Category=QDTK
Category=QR
conceptual
conceptual analysis
Conceptual Structure
Cultural Linguistic System
Definite Descriptions
dependence
Direct Reference Theory
epistemology of belief
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
expression
Hick 1993b
Holmes Story
Human Linguistic Practices
language and reality
Le Poidevin
make-believe theory
metaphysical
Metaphysical Existence
Metaphysical Realism
Mr Green
non-realism
Non-realist Debates
ontological commitment
Ordinary Flour
Ordinary Religious Believer
philosophy of religion
physical
Pragmatic Enrichment
Reconstructive Understanding
Red Toy Car
reference in religious language
Referential Argument
Referential Domain
referring
religious
Religious Non-realism
Religious Realism
Religiously Inadequate
structure
Unconceptualized Reality
weak
Weak Dependence
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- ISBN 9781032100067
- Weight: 326g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2021
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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To claim to believe in God without accepting that God exists independently of human minds would mean reducing God to merely a human construct, thus not real enough for being the object of religious worship. This book sets out to challenge this common view on existence and religious belief. Arguing from concrete examples of language use in children's make-believe play and other ordinary situations, Erica Appelros suggests that what makes us consider something to be real involves our capacities to relate to our surroundings - not only on grounds of their physical characteristics but also on grounds of human construction. This book makes a substantial contribution to the contemporary debate within philosophy of religion on religious realism and non-realism, and suggests innovative and constructive solutions to the perennial philosophical and religious issue of what is meant by talking about God and God's existence.
Erica Appelros
