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Bezig met laden... Three Essays on Religion: Nature, the Utility of Religion, Theism (Great Books in Philosophy)door John Stuart Mill
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A classic work by Mill, in which he discusses Natural Theology. His essay on Nature is right on, pointing out that it isn't enough to point to Nature, and that natural is not necessarily good. His dissection of the arguments for the existence of God are good, but he makes some suppositions which are not necessarily well argued or well supported, even by the evidence of his own day. He gives a bit too much credit to religion for the good it does, without taking enough credit back for the bad it does. His conclusions are somewhat unclear and appear to have been written more with the idea of appeasing than convincing. It is always necessary, of course, to keep in mind the great risks throughout history that accrue to individuals taking a straight position on the non-existence of God, but overall, this particular work was a bit obfuscatory and waffled quite a bit. Overall, it's an interesting and worthy work, but the old fashioned language would probably turn off many modern readers, who can easily get the same arguments from more contemporary authors who have been inspired by Mill. Primarily recommended for those who like to understand earlier times, and are willing to do the work to get there. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Published between 1850 and 1870, these essays by English social and political philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) offers his most sustained analysis of religious belief. Though not prepared to abandon the idea of an overall design in nature, Mill nonetheless argues that its violence and capriciousness mitigate against moral ends in nature's workings. Moreover, any designer of such a world as we experience cannot be all powerful and all good, for nature is "too clumsily made and capriciously governed." Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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