Is God the Best Explanation of Things?: A Dialogue

By Felipe Leon and Joshua Rasmussen

Book Overview

Introduction

Section 1: Is There a Foundation for the Universe?

Chapter 1: For a Foundation (Rasmussen)

Chapter 2: Modal Skepticism and Material Causation (Leon)

Chapter 3: The Geometric Argument (Rasmussen)

Chapter 4: Finitude, Topology, and Arbitrariness (Leon)

Chapter 5: Argument from Arbitrary Limits (Rasmussen)

Chapter 6: Varieties of Naturalism (Leon)

Section 2: Is the Foundation Personal?

Chapter 7: For a Personal Foundation (Rasmussen)

Chapter 8: How Naturalism Could Explain Morality, Rationality, and Intentionality (Leon)

Chapter 9: Foundational Mind Theory Extended (Rasmussen)

Chapter 10: Filling out a Naturalistic Picture via Spinoza and Russell (Leon)

Chapter 11: How the Best of Naturalism Fits Inside a Foundational Mind (Rasmussen)

Chapter 12: Reflection (Leon)

Section 3: Is God Good?

Chapter 13: A Perfectly Good Foundation: Some Reasons for Doubt (Leon)

Chapter 14: The Great Story Theodicy (Rasmussen)

Chapter 15: Questioning the Story (Leon)

Chapter 16: How to See the Good in the Foundation (Rasmussen)

Epilogue

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030237540
• ISBN13: 9783030237547
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"