{"product_id":"transcendence-critical-realism-and-god-9780415336178","title":"Transcendence: Critical Realism and God","description":"Atheism as a belief does not have to present intellectual credentials within academia. Yet to hold beliefs means giving reasons for doing so, ones which may be found wanting. Instead, atheism is the automatic default setting within the academic world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConversely, religious belief confronts a double standard. Religious believers are not permitted to make truth claims but are instead forced to present their beliefs as part of one language game amongst many. Religious truth claims are expected to satisfy empiricist criteria of evidence but when they fail, as they must, religious belief becomes subject to the hermeneutics of suspicion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explores religious experience as a justifiable reason for religious belief. It uniquely demonstrates that the three pillars of critical realism - ontological intransitivity, epistemic relativity and judgemental rationality - can be applied to religion as to any other beliefs or theories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe three authors are critical realists by philosophical position. They seek to establish a level playing field between religion and secular ideas, which has not existed in the academic world for some generations, in order for reasoned debate to be conducted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret S. Archer, Andrew Collier, Douglas V. Porpora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.22w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415336178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret S Archer\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK. Her previous books include \u003cem\u003eCulture and Agency\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRealist Social Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeing Human and Structure\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAgency and the Internal Conversation\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Collier \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton and has previously lectured at Warwick, Sussex and Bangor Universities. His recent publications include \u003cem\u003eBeing and Worth\u003c\/em\u003e, which extends realism to ethics, and\u003cem\u003e Christianity and Marxism\u003c\/em\u003e, which aims to reconcile these two world views.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43190290219123,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":100.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e3a2be92-6f86-4547-8bb9-48a530e64c8a.jpg?v=1752323098","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/transcendence-critical-realism-and-god-9780415336178","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}