Constructing a Religious Worldview: Why Religious Antirealism is Still interesting
Author(s) -
Thomas Schärtl
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal for philosophy of religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 1689-8311
DOI - 10.24204/ejpr.v6i1.195
Subject(s) - revelation , realism , dichotomy , philosophy , epistemology , philosophy of religion , philosophical realism , religious philosophy , western philosophy , theology
After a short overview of anti-realist positions within the philosophy of religion, the following paper argues in favour of a moderate version of religious anti-realism. especially the notions of ‘revelation’ and ‘religious experience’ seem to suggest that certain dichotomies (i.e. the fact/values dichotomy) that are typical for realism cannot be upheld consistently within philosophy of religion. However, the end of the paper shows a different route, which might overcome the realism/antirealism dichotomy as such.
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