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Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Religion by Michael R. Slater (review)

Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Religion by Michael R. Slater (review) Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Religion. michael r. slater. cambridge: cambridge university Press, 2014. x + 207 pp. $95 cloth. (reviewed by michael l. raposa, lehigh university) This new book by michael slater significantly extends the argument articulated in his earlier study of William James on Ethics and Faith (2009), also published by cambridge university Press. slater was committed there as here to demonstrating the compatibility of pragmatism with some form of metaphysical realism. There as here he was interested in showing the affinities between James's thought and certain ideas developed by contemporary analytical philosophers of religion. in Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Religion, however, the scope of analysis is broadened from a focus on James to a consideration of pragmatism more generally conceived. Two early chapters on James are followed by chapters on charles s. Peirce, John dewey, and the neopragmatists richard rorty and Philip Kitcher. in the book's final two chapters, slater aims to convince his readers of the compatibility of at least a certain kind of pragmatism with both a "weak" metaphysical realism and a traditional theism that includes belief in the supernatural. The version of pragmatism that is regarded as being "compatible" in these http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Theology & Philosophy University of Illinois Press

Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Religion by Michael R. Slater (review)

American Journal of Theology & Philosophy , Volume 37 (2) – Jun 2, 2016

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Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Religion. michael r. slater. cambridge: cambridge university Press, 2014. x + 207 pp. $95 cloth. (reviewed by michael l. raposa, lehigh university) This new book by michael slater significantly extends the argument articulated in his earlier study of William James on Ethics and Faith (2009), also published by cambridge university Press. slater was committed there as here to demonstrating the compatibility of pragmatism with some form of metaphysical realism. There as here he was interested in showing the affinities between James's thought and certain ideas developed by contemporary analytical philosophers of religion. in Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Religion, however, the scope of analysis is broadened from a focus on James to a consideration of pragmatism more generally conceived. Two early chapters on James are followed by chapters on charles s. Peirce, John dewey, and the neopragmatists richard rorty and Philip Kitcher. in the book's final two chapters, slater aims to convince his readers of the compatibility of at least a certain kind of pragmatism with both a "weak" metaphysical realism and a traditional theism that includes belief in the supernatural. The version of pragmatism that is regarded as being "compatible" in these

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Published: Jun 2, 2016

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