Naturalism and Religion : A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation

Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Table of Contents
 Preface
 1. Introduction
 1. The plan
 2. Tips to readers
 2. What is naturalism?
 1. First pass
 2. Natural and non-natural
 3. What might have been
 4. Big pictures
 5. Attitudes
 6. Critics
 7. Concluding remarks
 3. What is religion?
 1. Data
 2. Definition
 3. Inside/Outside
 4. Spirituality
 5. Is naturalism a religion?
 6. Is philosophy a religion?
 7. Theories of religion
 8. Concluding remarks
 4. Can there be naturalistic religion?
 1. Pantheism
 2. Panentheism
 3. Religious naturalism
 4. Naturalistic religion 5. Religion of humanity6. Religious humanism
 7. Concluding remarks
 5. Does science defeat naturalism?
 1. Background
 2. Epistemology
 3. \'Superficial conflict\'
 4. \'Merely apparent conflict\'
 5. \'Arguments for theism\'
 6. \'Support for theism\'
 7. \'Deep concord\'
 8. Interim conclusion
 9. EAAN
 10. Reliability
 11. Cases
 12. Analysis
 13. Contra
 14. Truth
 15. Premise 2
 16. Premise 3
 17. Premise 4
 18. Upshot
 19. EAAN*
 20. Disclaimer
 21. Concluding remarks
 6. Does religion defeat naturalism?
 1. Rea\'s argument against naturalism
 2. The Thomist challenge to naturalism 3. Concluding remarks7. Does science defeat religion?
 1. What is science?
 2. Is science a religion?
 3. Are scientists religious?
 4. How is science related to religion?
 5. What do religions say about science?
 6. What does science say about religion?
 7. Concluding remarks
 8. Does naturalism defeat religion?
 1. Outline
 2. Background: big pictures
 3. Background: idealisation
 4. Background: method
 5. Background: theoretical virtues
 6. Background: shortcut
 7. Premise 1
 8. Premise 2 (overview)
 9. Premise 2 (general causal features)
 10. Premise 2 (general design features) 11. Premise 2 (mind)12. Premise 2 (anomalies)
 13. Premise 2 (experience)
 14. Premise 2 (artifacts)
 15. Premise 2 (communication)
 16. Conclusions
 9. Conclusion
 Bibliography
 Index