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9781350047693 |
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1350047694 |
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207.501 HA RE |
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| Authors |
Hand, Michael |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Is religious education possible? : |
| Subtitle |
a philosophical investigation |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Michael Hand |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
London : |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing, |
| Date |
2017. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
160 p. ; |
| Size |
23 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Continuum Studies in Research in Education |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
Foreword; 1 A Philosophical Problem; Introduction; The philosophical debate; Paul Hirst; Roger Marples; David Attfield; Peter Gardner; A related debate; Conclusion; 2 Understanding a Form of Knowledge; Introduction; The forms of knowledge thesis; Hirst''s presentation of the thesis; Criticisms of Hirst; Knowledge, propositions and truth; A restatement of the thesis; Understanding a form of knowledge; Conclusion; 3 Is there a Religious Form of Knowledge?; Introduction; Six accounts of religious belief; Wittgenstein; D.Z. Phillips; W.D. Hudson; John Wisdom; Allen Brent. |
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Michael Leahy and Ronald LauraConclusion; 4 The Meaning of Religious Propositions; Introduction; The concept of religion; Metaphorical applications of the term ''religion''; Two criteria of religion; Two anxieties about the concept of religion; The meaning of religious propositions; The concept of god; A note on the term ''God''; The logic of disputes about gods; Conclusion; 5 Mental and Material Propositions; Introduction; Mental and material propositions; The autonomy of mental propositions; Descartes'' argument; The behaviourist case; Knowledge without observation. |
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The problem of other mindsConclusion; 6 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z. |
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| Summary |
Is Religious Education Possible?: A Philosophical Investigation tackles a well-established problem in the philosophy of education. The problem is the threat posed to the logical possibility of non-confessional religious education by the claim that religion constitutes an autonomous language-game or form of knowledge. Defenders of this claim argue that religion cannot be understood from the outside: it is impossible to impart religious understanding unless one is also prepared to impart religious belief. Michael Hand argues for two central points: first, that non-confessional religious educat. |
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| Topical Heading |
Religious education |
| General |
Philosophy |
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| Series Uniform Title |
Continuum studies in research in education. |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/j52xtkj74oxaztnlchcm8kl3lvdw5qnz |
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Location Map |
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