God, Value, and Nature($47.99Value)

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This book takes on board the assumption that we should be naturalists, and argues that the position can accommodate the idea of God. Naturalism and theism are no longer logically incompatible, and the fashionable atheism of our times is shown to depend upon an unwarranted commitment to scientism and a questionable conception of God. "Elli's book is admirable for its rigour and its bid to blend the thought of Levinas with some recent ideas from analytic philosophy." -- Times Literary Supplement "This volume should be useful in larger collections... Recommended. Graduate students and researchers/faculty." -- Choice "Fiona Ellis provides a book that is extremely rare. For starters, her text bridges the gap between 'analytic' philosophy and 'continental' philosophy by considering metaethical theories in both camps. Her text similarly bridges the gap between 'philosophy' and 'theology' by putting these disciplines in conversation. Third, Ellis does all of this in remarkably clear and accessible prose. The clarity of Ellis' writing is beneficial given that she wades into the conceptually murky and hostile terrain of contemporary metaethics and argues that one can reasonably endorse a form of naturalism in which God plays a substantial metaethical role." -- The Heythrop Journal "In this rich, rigorous and invigorating book, Fiona Ellis subtly decommissions the concepts of 'nature' and 'naturalism' as weapons in the arsenal of her atheistic opponents." -- The Philosophical Quarterly "Ellis' book is one that can be profitably read by anyone who works in meta-ethics, philosophy of religion, theology, and the debates surrounding naturalism. Indeed, one of the most impressive things about the book is the author's range of interests and ability to illuminatingly integrate important ideas drawn from recent English-speaking philosophy, Continental philosophy, and Christian theology. All this makes for a richly rewarding text that should help to shape future discussions on naturalism and its relation to theism and ethics." -- Religious Studies Explores the assumption that we should be naturalists, and argues that the position can accommodate the idea of God "Elli's book is admirable for its rigour and its bid to blend the thought of Levinas with some recent ideas from analytic philosophy." -- Times Literary Supplement "This volume should be useful in larger collections... Recommended. Graduate students and researchers/faculty." -- Choice "Fiona Ellis provides a book that is extremely rare. For starters, her text bridges the gap between 'analytic' philosophy and 'continental' philosophy by considering metaethical theories in both camps. Her text similarly bridges the gap between 'philosophy' and 'theology' by putting these disciplines in conversation. Third, Ellis does all of this in remarkably clear and accessible prose. The clarity of Ellis' writing is beneficial given that she wades into the conceptually murky and hostile terrain of contemporary metaethics and argues that one can reasonably endorse a form of naturalism in which God plays a substantial metaethical role." -- The Heythrop Journal "In this rich, rigorous and invigorating book, Fiona Ellis subtly decommissions the concepts of 'nature' and 'naturalism' as weapons in the arsenal of her atheistic opponents." -- The Philosophical Quarterly "Ellis' book is one that can be profitably read by anyone who works in meta-ethics, philosophy of religion, theology, and the debates surrounding naturalism. Indeed, one of the most impressive things about the book is the author's range of interests and ability to illuminatingly integrate important ideas drawn from recent English-speaking philosophy, Continental philosophy, and Christian theology. All this makes for a richly rewarding text that should help to shape future discussions on naturalism and its relation to theism and ethics." -- Religious Studies Explores the assumption that we should be naturalists, and argues that the position can accommodate the idea of God Fiona Ellis is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Roehampton, and Director of the Centre for Philosophy of Religion at Heythrop College, University of London. Fiona Ellis is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Roehampton, and Director of the Centre for Philosophy of Religion at Heythrop College, University of London.