Swinburne did not let me down with this book a great little volume providing his arguments for the existence of god. Richard swinburne short intellectual autobiography. This book assesses the worth of arguments for and against the existence of god. The best books on the existence of god ed feser on five. This paper is a critique of richard swinburne s probabilistic argument for the existence of god. The existence of god kindle edition by swinburne, richard. Over the last 50 years swinburne has been a very influential proponent of natural theology, that is, philosophical arguments for the existence of god. What did the author intend by naming his book the existence of god. On first appearance, richard swinburne s the existence of god offers a highly structured, coherent, and rigorous argument for god s existence grounded in bayes theorem, inductive reasoning, confirmation theory, the intrinsic probability of simple hypotheses, substance dualism, and moral realism. The existence of god by richard swinburne, 1991 online. Adiligent student of the earlier editions will, however, detect marginally more sympathy for the argument from evil against the existence of god, balanced by mar.
Swinburne argues compellingly that the existence of the universe, its lawgoverned nature and. Richard swinburne has 34 books on goodreads with 4002 ratings. For those who would complain about his use of the masculine for god, or the assumption of one god. The existence of god edition 2 by richard swinburne. Richard swinburne makes a cumulative argument in the existence of god, claiming that given considerations like the existence and finetuning of the universe, objective morality, consciousness, religious experiences and miracles, god is the best explanation for what we observe in the world.
To swinburne s credit, he largely avoids christian doctrine and argues at a more fundamental level for the existence of god. Or, as noted philosopher of science and religion richard swinburne puts forth, can the very same criteria which scientists use to reach theories about everything from dna to the big bang be used to argue for the existence of god. It is much more controversial than his recent book, the coherence of theism, to which this is the sequel, at least in part insofar as its main issue, the existence of god. It is with this approach that this essay will be concerned. This is their starting point or way of thinking about god and everything that they say about the nature or existence of god reflects that starting point.
Evidence confirms makes more probable an explanatory hypothesis in so far as 1 given the hypothesis the evidence is to be expected, that is the hypothesis makes the evidence probable, 2 the evidence is not otherwise to be expected, 3 the hypothesis is simple, and 4 it fits with background knowledge i. To swinburnes credit, he largely avoids christian doctrine and argues at a more fundamental level for the existence of god. Richard carrier is an author, public speaker, professional historian, published philosopher, and prominent defender of the. Aug 20, 2004 richard swinburne makes a cumulative argument in the existence of god, claiming that given considerations like the existence and finetuning of the universe, objective morality, consciousness, religious experiences and miracles, god is the best explanation for what we observe in the world. Morality, understood as spiritual beauty, is at least as good or bad an argument to god as physical beauty. This book, the second in swinburnes acclaimed trilogy on the philosophy of religion, examines the most important arguments for and against the existence of. Richard swinburnes most popular book is is there a god. Richard swinburne makes a cumulative argument in the existence of god, claiming that given considerations like the existence and finetuning of the universe, objective morality, consciousness, religious experiences and miracles, god. His philosophical contributions are primarily in philosophy of religion and philosophy of science. For example, about the question for the existence of god, swinburne only offers two books arguing against god s existence for further reading. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. The existence of god livros na amazon brasil 9780199271689.
Reviewed by joshua golding, bellarmine university richard swinburne is one of the foremost current philosophers of religion, and, as he states in his preface, this book is the central book. The central book of this trilogy, the existence of god. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the existence of god by richard swinburne, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Dawkins has read the present book at least he includes it in his list of books. The second is that swinburne doesnt offer a very comprehensive guide to further reading in his chapter of the same title. It is much more controversial than his recent book, the. Writers in this tradition would be philosophers like alvin plantinga and richard swinburne. Swinburne, the justification of theism truth journal, leadership university website, 2002, and the brief biography of richard swinburne prepared for the origin of the laws of nature and the existence of god. Swinburne s premise is to weigh the evidence for and against theism and determine which way the balance falls. Project muse the existence of god by richard swinburne. Jan 07, 2010 professor swinburne uses the methods of scientific reasoning to argue that the best answers to these questions are given by the existence of god. Books by richard swinburne author of is there a god. The central work, the existence of god, sought to reestablish natural theology.
Hes written a number of books, commended by many deeply committed christians. With this book swinburne has made an excellent and important contribution to the philosophy of religion. The existence of god kindle edition by richard swinburne. The existence of god richard swinburne second edition clarendon press oxford. Dawkins also pours scorn on some of swinburnes arguments published elsewhere. Swinburne argues compellingly that the existence of the universe, its lawgoverned nature and finetuning, human consciousness and moral awareness, and evidence of miracles and religious experience, all taken together and despite the occurrence of pain and. Buy the existence of god book online at best prices in india on. Richard swinburne presents a substantially rewritten and updat. An analysis of richard swinburnes the existence of god. No other work has made a more powerful case for the. Swinburnes argument from religious experience conservapedia. He was nolloth professor of the philosophy of the christian religion at the university of oxford from 1985 to 2002 and is currently emeritus nolloth professor of the philosophy of the christian religion. In this work, swinburne attempts to construct a series of inductive arguments for the existence of god.
Over the last 50 years swinburne has been an influential proponent of philosophical arguments for the existence of god. It is a powerful one, which connects strongly with how people think and reason. This book, the second in swinburne s acclaimed trilogy on the philosophy of religion, examines the most important arguments for and against the existence of god including the cosmological argument and. Mar 30, 2017 professor richard swinburne university of oxford speaks at the philosophy society lecture series, 10th march 2016. It is suffucient to declare existence of two elements, simple and complex, possesing closed systemic appearance in order to imagine different homogenous and completed one. Jun 03, 2004 richard swinburne makes a cumulative argument in the existence of god, claiming that given considerations like the existence and finetuning of the universe, objective morality, consciousness, religious experiences and miracles, god is the best explanation for what we observe in the world. Professor swinburne uses the methods of scientific reasoning to argue that the best answers to these questions are given by the existence of god. No other work has made a more powerful case for the probability of the existence of god. Richard swinburne, one of the most distinguished philosophers of religion of our. Swinburne, the justification of theism truth journal, leadership university website, 2002, and the brief biography of richard swinburne prepared for the origin of the laws of nature and the existence of god panel discussion sponsored by the john templeton foundation, respectively. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the existence of god. Richard swinburne s the existence of god 1979 is the second part of a trilogy, collectively delivered originally as the wilde lectures at the university of oxford in 197677, beginning. The existence of god by richard swinburne librarything. The existence of god by richard swinburne goodreads.
It begins by explicating a general trend in philosophical apologetics towards probabilistic arguments for god s existence, most notably represented in richard swinburne s 2004 book, the existence of god. Swinburne is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the university of oxford. Richard swinburne and gods timelessness catholic culture. This book is based on the authors wilde lectures delivered in the university of oxford in 19767. Swinburne gives a rigorous and penetrating analysis of the most important arguments for theism. My next largescale book an introduction to confirmation theory was concerned with the formalisation. Swinburne is a christian apologist someone who sets out to defend the christian religions ideas. My answer is that to suppose that there is a god explains why there is a physical universe at all. Swinburne argues compellingly that the existence of the universe, its lawgoverned nature and finetuning, human consciousness and moral awareness, and evidence of miracles and religious experience, all taken together and despite the occurrence of pain and suffering, make it likely that there is a god. Swinburne is a christian apologist someone who sets out to defend the christian religions.
He also writes about religious experience and science. Richard swinburne is nolloth professor of the philosophy of the christian religion at. Swinburnes dismissal of morality as a good argument to the existence of god is somewhat out of tune with his endorsement of the beauty of the universe as a good argument to the existence of god. Cosmological concept which is complete from logical point of view initial composition of boundless space from the point of view of element. This new, updated edition of richard swinburne s popular introductory book is there a god. I read this book for an undergraduate course on the idea of god paired with. Richard swinburne what did the author intend by naming his book the existence of god. This thesis looks at one example of a bayesian argument for the existence of god in order to evaluate the quality of such arguments. This book is based on the author s wilde lectures delivered in the university of oxford in 19767. Richard swinburne presents a substantially rewritten and updated edition of his most celebrated book. Richard swinburne is one of the foremost current philosophers of religion, and, as he states in his preface, this book is the central book of all. The existence of god by richard swinburne gets free book. Richard swinburne is a fellow of the british academy. An analysis of richard swinburne s the existence of god 2010 by gabe czobel.
I would put william paley in this category as well. The existence of god 2nd edition by richard swinburne is an impressive and significant philosophical work on the existence of god. Evidence confirms makes more probable an explanatory hypothesis in so far as 1 given the hypothesis the evidence is. Sep 29, 2010 richard swinburne is a remarkable scholar, but in this particular case im not quite sure what to do with him. The picture of the universe that science gives us iscompleted by god. This is their starting point or way of thinking about god and everything that they say about the nature or existence of god. With this book swinburne has made an excellent and important contri bution to the philosophy of religion. For those who would complain about his use of the masculine for god, or the assumption of one god, i simply point them to the first few pages of this work.
Swinburne presents a powerful and approachable case for the existence of god. A complex book looking at the issue of proofs of god s existence very thoroughly. This book, the second in swinburne s acclaimed trilogy on the philosophy of religion, examines the most important arguments for and against the existence of god including the cosmological argument and arguments from design, consciousness and moral awareness, and miracles and religious experience. The argumentation in this book is complicated and i would not recommend it as the first book to read if you are looking to understand some of the intellectual arguments for god. He is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the university of oxford. The author rightly rejects a priori deductive proofs of god s existence and non existence as necessarily flawed, and thus. On first appearance, richard swinburne s the existence of god offers a highly structured, coherent, and rigorous argument for god s existence. The existence of god is a subject of debate in the philosophy of religion and popular culture a wide variety of arguments for and against the existence of god can be categorized as metaphysical, logical, empirical, or subjective. It forms part of a trilogy which began with the coherence of theism clarendon press, 1977, reissued in. The picture of the universe that science gives us is completed by god. The existence of god richard swinburne why believe that there is a god at all. Swinburne then applies bayesian reasoning to the usual arguments for the existence of god. Buy the existence of god book online at low prices in. The existence of god 9780199271672 by swinburne, richard and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
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