[PDF] Thinking With Assent eBook

Author : Maria Rosa Antognazza
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 47,72 MB
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0192567233

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Epistemology is currently in ferment. Ever since Plato, the textbook story goes, knowledge has been conceived as justified true belief; but in 1963 Edmund Gettier blew a huge hole in this supposedly traditional account. Six decades later, however, ongoing attempts to identify the conditions which turn belief into knowledge continue to face counterexamples and charges of circularity. In response to this recurrent failure, leading philosophers have begun exploring alternative accounts of knowledge. This ground-breaking book pushes the revolt against post-Gettier epistemology in a radically new direction. It begins by challenging the crude history of philosophy underling the entire Gettier paradigm. A survey ranging from the pre-Socratics to the mid-twentieth century reveals that the allegedly 'standard' or 'traditional' analysis of knowledge is neither standard nor traditional. In fact, it is difficult to find major philosophers for thousands of years who regarded knowledge as a species of belief, or belief as entailed by knowledge. The standard view was rather that knowing and believing are distinct, mutually exclusive mental states, involving different mental faculties, and playing distinct and complementary roles in our cognitive lives. Having demolished the historical premise upon which the entire Gettier paradigm rests, this book reframes elements of this age-old consensus in contemporary terms which push 'knowledge first' epistemology in a fresh direction. Knowledge, Antognazza argues, is phenomenologically and ontologically prior to belief, and, crucially, is not a kind of belief - not even “the best kind”. In turn, “mere believing” is not “a kind of botched knowing” but a mental state fundamentally different from knowing, with its own crucial and distinctive role in our cognitive life. Contrary to the claim that belief aims at knowledge, the specific contribution of belief to our cognition is that of aiming at truth when knowledge is out of our cognitive reach. Knowing and believing are mutually exclusive but complementary ways of 'thinking with assent'. The book then applies this renewed paradigm to range of controversial issues, including the taxonomy of belief, the role of the will in belief, testimony, collective knowledge, and religious epistemology. Applying innovative methods to a vast range of materials on a rich variety of topics, this is a rare philosopher and a work of exceptional interest. Applying innovative methods to a vast range of materials on a rich variety of topics, this is a rare philosopher and a work of exceptional interest.

Author : MARIA ROSA. ANTOGNAZZA
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 2024-08-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 019883151X

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Epistemology is currently in ferment. Ever since Plato, the textbook story goes, knowledge has been conceived as justified true belief; but in 1963 Edmund Gettier blew a huge hole in this supposedly traditional account. Six decades later, however, ongoing attempts to identify the conditions which turn belief into knowledge continue to face counterexamples and charges of circularity. In response to this recurrent failure, leading philosophers have begun exploring alternative accounts of knowledge. This ground-breaking book pushes the revolt against post-Gettier epistemology in a radically new direction. It begins by challenging the crude history of philosophy underling the entire Gettier paradigm. A survey ranging from the pre-Socratics to the mid-twentieth century reveals that the allegedly 'standard' or 'traditional' analysis of knowledge is neither standard nor traditional. In fact, it is difficult to find major philosophers for thousands of years who regarded knowledge as a species of belief, or belief as entailed by knowledge. The standard view was rather that knowing and believing are distinct, mutually exclusive mental states, involving different mental faculties, and playing distinct and complementary roles in our cognitive lives. Having demolished the historical premise upon which the entire Gettier paradigm rests, this book reframes elements of this age-old consensus in contemporary terms which push 'knowledge first' epistemology in a fresh direction. Knowledge, Antognazza argues, is phenomenologically and ontologically prior to belief, and, crucially, is not a kind of belief - not even "the best kind". In turn, "mere believing" is not "a kind of botched knowing" but a mental state fundamentally different from knowing, with its own crucial and distinctive role in our cognitive life. Contrary to the claim that belief aims at knowledge, the specific contribution of belief to our cognition is that of aiming at truth when knowledge is out of our cognitive reach. Knowing and believing are mutually exclusive but complementary ways of 'thinking with assent'. The book then applies this renewed paradigm to range of controversial issues, including the taxonomy of belief, the role of the will in belief, testimony, collective knowledge, and religious epistemology. Applying innovative methods to a vast range of materials on a rich variety of topics, this is a rare philosopher and a work of exceptional interest. Applying innovative methods to a vast range of materials on a rich variety of topics, this is a rare philosopher and a work of exceptional interest.

Author : Karmen Mackendrick
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 31,59 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0823242897

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Divine Enticement argues for a reconception of theology and it subject matter as modes of seduction, of both body and mind. Theological language as evocation opens onto rereadings of faith, sacrament, ethics, prayer and scripture. The conclusion argues for a sense of theology as calling upon infinite possibility.

Author : Matthew Muller, Ph.D., Editor
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 17,48 MB
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1681926199

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Through his prolific writing, Cardinal John Henry Newman guided Catholics to a deeper understanding and love of the Faith, and his writings continue to move and inspire us today. He combined his profound intellect with the loving heart of a pastor, using both to help Christians enter into a relationship with God, opening their hearts to the love and mercy of the Father’s heart. Through this curated collection of essays, sermons, poems, hymns, and letters, you will not only be informed and inspired but will experience Saint John Henry Newman’s pastoral care for the entire Body of Christ. “He has not created me for naught. I shall do good, I shall do His work; I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it, if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling.” — John Henry Newman

Author : Matthew W. Bates
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493406736

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We are saved by faith when we trust that Jesus died for our sins. This is the gospel, or so we are taught. But what is faith? And does this accurately summarize the gospel? Because faith is frequently misunderstood and the climax of the gospel misidentified, the gospel's full power remains untapped. While offering a fresh proposal for what faith means within a biblical theology of salvation, Matthew Bates presses the church toward a new precision: we are saved solely by allegiance to Jesus the king. Instead of faith alone, Christians must speak about salvation by allegiance alone. The book includes discussion questions for students, pastors, and church groups and a foreword by Scot McKnight.

Author : Jan Klos
Publisher : Value Inquiry Book
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 23,47 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789004460195

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"This book uniquely combines two biographies of John Henry Newman and Edith Stein in order to show that no matter what kind of circumstances we may live in, loyalty to one's own self is the most significant part of life"--

Author : David Bromwich
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 33,55 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780300059205

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Liberal education has been under siege in recent years. Far-right ideologues in journalism and government have pressed for a uniform curriculum that focuses on the achievements of Western culture. Partisans of the academic left, who hold our culture responsible for the evils of society, have attempted to redress imbalances by fostering multiculturalism in education. In this eloquent and passionate book a distinguished scholar criticizes these positions and calls for a return to the tradition of independent thinking that he contends has been betrayed by both right and left. Under the guise of educational reform, says David Bromwich, these groups are in fact engaging in politics by other means. Bromwich argues that rivals in the debate over education have one thing in common: they believe in the all-importance of culture. Each assumes that culture confers identity, decides the terms of every moral choice, and gives a meaning to life. Both sides therefore see education as a means to indoctrinate students in specific cultural and political dogmas. By contrast, Bromwich contends that genuine education is concerned less with culture than with critical thinking and independence of mind. This view of education is not a middle way among the political demands of the moment, says Bromwich. Its earlier advocates include Mill and Wollstonecraft, and its roots can be traced to such secular moralists as Burke and Hume. Bromwich attacks the anti-democratic and intolerant premises of both right and left--premises that often appear in the conservative guise of "preserving the tradition" on the one hand, or the radical guise of "opening up the tradition" on the other. He discusses the new academic "fundamentalists" and the politically correct speech codes they have devised to enforce a doctrine of intellectual conformity; educational policy as articulated by conservative apologists George Will and William Bennett; the narrow logic of institutional radicalism; the association between personal reflection and social morality; and the discipline of literary study, where the symptoms of cultural conflict have appeared most visibly. Written with the wisdom and conviction of a dedicated teacher, this book is a persuasive plea to recover a true liberal tradition in academia and government--through independent thinking, self-knowledge, and tolerance of other points of view.

Author : Herbert McCabe
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 18,81 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780826476685

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Seldom have God matters been treated with such verve, sense, rigour and humour as in this collection of writings by Herbert McCabe. The book demonstrates the depth and clarity of his theology and philosophy of God, his appetite for controversy, both political and theological, as well as a traditional Catholic concern for prayer, liturgy, Mary and St Dominic. The articles, which range widely, and represent over twenty years of characterstically dominican enterprise, reveal a personality that is itslef clear evidence that God matters.

Author : Clinton LeFort
Publisher :
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 12,38 MB
Release : 2017-11-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781973401858

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Introduction Hello and thank you for picking up a copy of Assent in the City.[1] Well, I thank you for entering this space and being interested in what I have to say while I make my way, along with so many others on this Journey of Faith. We all have time on our hands as well as I and one of the great joys of having this time as a gift from Our Lord Jesus Christ, into share the fruit of our labors with others. I've enjoyed doing this in the past. Assent in the City is planned to be a book which can be picked up at any time in the day to find some kind of inspiration as you ascend this path of faith and follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. Assent in the City is meant to keep you on the right path and at some points present you with ideas that are more or fewer toys you can use to gain a perspective on your own journey. I only imagine you, too, though we are hundreds or thousands of miles away, have the same vocabulary of faith we use to speak our hearts to Jesus. I imagine in this conversation thru Assent in the City that you possibly find some treasures which you can share with others. If for whatever reason after reading this introduction you decide not to travel along with me as I share my experiences and thoughts in Assent in the City I only hope we will meet again one day when Jesus will take us both to that happy place we all long to arrive at the end of our journey. On the other hand, if you decide that you would like to share in the conversation and the ongoing dialogue with me and my companions, we will all be so happy you have found us worthy of your time and attention. Come on in and make yourself at home, since whatever has been given to me I'm happy to share with you also. Let us walk together for a while and listen to what the Master has to say in his teachings an in his work among us since He has told us "my Father is at work until now, so I am at work." (Jn. 5:17) As we share this conversation in the Church in the form of these Assent in the City, let us also join in working with the Father and Jesus in the world.Daily we are asked to place our faith in Christ and to assent to his teachings. Our assent to the truth of Christ makes us better persons and a people who walk in the light, but there are consequences we must pay for living in the light. We have to live in the midst of a world which has "turned its back" on the truth. This is the world that assents to itself as the origin and end of its efforts. Christ promised that he would not leave us orphaned, but he would be with us until the end of our faith journey. OUr living the faith is his living in us and our living in him is our living thru the power of the Spirit. The reflection that is to follow is an approach to the faith while living in the city. We still ascend to the truth by constant efforts in our daily life, but our assent to the truth is an assent of our will that is empowered by the power of love and of the charity of Christ.