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Routledge Transcendence: Critical Realism and God - Book

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Explore the complex relationship between academic thought and religious belief in Transcendence: Critical Realism and God. Published by Routledge as part of the Critical Realism: Interventions series, this book examines the intellectual landscape of modern academia. It addresses how atheism often functions as a default setting in academic circles without the same requirement for intellectual credentials seen in other belief systems. This text investigates the double standards faced by religious believers. It analyzes how truth claims from religious perspectives are frequently dismissed or relegated to mere language games rather than being treated as serious intellectual pursuits. The book looks at the pressure placed on believers to satisfy empiricist criteria of evidence, and the consequences when those claims are judged by narrow standards. For students and scholars interested in anthropology, sociology, and the philosophy of religion, this work provides a deep look into how knowledge and belief are treated within institutional settings. It offers a way to look at the tension between empiricism and faith through the lens of critical realism.

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Part of the Routledge Critical Realism: Interventions series for academic study.

Examines the intellectual standing of atheism versus religious belief in academia.

Analyzes the double standards applied to religious truth claims in modern discourse.

Investigates the application of empiricist criteria to religious belief systems.

Provides a scholarly perspective on the role of language games in academic settings.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415336163
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 22 April 2004
Listed Since: 09 February 2007

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