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God is not a hypothesis, to be replaced if a more satisfactory theory comes up. If you dont have much experience with philosophy andor metaphysics, the process of contemplating ideas that are foreign to you can take time to get used to. The five proofs in this book are not the five ways of aquinas, although they are very similar in many regards. The central contention of the new atheism of richard dawkins, daniel dennett, sam harris, and christopher hitchens is that there has for several centuries been a war between science and religion, that religion has been steadily losing that war, and that at this point in human history a completely secular scientific. A refutation of the new atheism edward feser download bok.
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Edward feser is widely recognized as a top scholar in the history of philosophy in general, and in thomistic and aristotelian philosophy in particular. Oct 30, 2014 well the book, called the last superstition. Ive read the first chapter and the preface and i have to say that the book seems like an interesting read. But as edward feser argues inthe last superstition, in fact there is not, and never has been, any war between science and religion at all. There has instead been a conflict between two entirely philosophical worldviews. Scholastic metaphysics a contemporary introduction. The best books on the existence of god ed feser on five. We do not notice our debt to aristotle for the same reason that fish do not feel wet. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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The last superstition a refutation of new atheism edward feser keywords. In the case of edward fesers the last superstition. A contemporary introduction provides an overview of scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essence, modality, identity, persistence, teleology, and other issues in fundamental metaphysics. Feser was setting forth the arguments of thomas aquinas for the existence of god his celebrated five ways. Read part i, part ii, part iii, part interlude, part iv, part v, part vi. The last superstition meet your next favorite book.
Philosopher feser gives dawkins, hitchens, dennett, and harris their comeuppance with a contempt to match theirs for religious believers and, more important, reestablishes the unassailability of aristotles proof of a prime mover or pure being. Articles by edward feser memo from harvard admissions. But as edward feser argues in the last superstition, in fact there is not, and never has been, any war between science and religion at all. Edward feser project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. There has instead been a conflict between two entirely philosophical conceptions of the natural order. This is a popularization of contemporary philosophy, a piece of cultural criticism, a history of western thought and a response to the new atheists.
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