Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion: Page 2

Article by Donald Simanek considering the current theory that scientists are finding "evidence" allowing for God.

A passage from Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.

An overview of the philosophy of religion. Explains and assesses the classical arguments for and against God's existence. Includes a section on divine command theory.

Aims to go beyond the usual philosophy of religion sessions at the APA, and stimulate thinking on the nature and role of Christian commitment in philosophy. Based at Southern Illinois University.

Reasoning known as the cosmological argument attempts to justify belief in God by pointing to the existence of the cosmos, its causal orderliness, and alleged evidence of its being in some sense designed to include life and intelligence.

Discussion of Ren Descartes' ontological proof of the existence of God. By Lawrence Nolan.

Entry by Brian Leftow on the doctrine that God cannot undergo real change.

The theistic thesis that God has maximal power. By Joshua Hoffman and Gary Rosenkrantz.

A survey by Graham Oppy of arguments for God's existence that do not proceed from observation of the world around us.

Argument due to Blaise Pascal for believing, or for at least taking steps to believe, in God. Encyclopedia entry by Alan Hjek.