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Do Christian claims clash with Philosophy? This is the view of leading philosopher of religion Dr. Graham Oppy. Editors Dr. Paul Gould and Dr. Richard Davis called on him to defend a “conflict” model of the relation between Christianity and Philosophy in their new book Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy (kindle).
In this wide-ranging interview Dr. Oppy and I discuss:
- his own background, and how he got into philosophy of religion
- his preferred way to understand the terms “atheism,” “irreligion,” and “metaphysical naturalism,” and where “minds” fit into this last
- the relevance of evil and arguments from evil to making a case for atheism or for naturalism
- some criteria for evaluating competing worldviews
- his view that trinitarian theology is overall a “cost” of Christian theism as compared with naturalism
- his commitment to Aristotle-style virtue ethics, and the fit of this with his naturalism
- his definition of Philosophy
- whether one can know any philosophical claim, such as atheism or metaphysical naturalism
- his view that there is a first state of the cosmos which is metaphysically necessary
- his way of approaching modality (truths about what is metaphysically possible, impossible, or necessary)
Links for this episode:
- Dr. Oppy’s homepage at Monash University
- Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy (kindle)
- the problem of evil
- Aquinas on the Trinity
- 10 steps towards getting less confused about the Trinity – #5 “Persons” – Part 1
- 10 steps towards getting less confused about the Trinity – #6 get a date – part 1
- Aristotle on human flourishing
- Is God Necessary for Morality? – William Lane Craig and Shelly Kagan Discuss
- Is God Necessary for Morality? William Lane Craig and Louise Antony
- possible worlds
- This week’s thinking music is “Words“ by Jason Shaw.
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Dale,
I like the way you clarified the role of “philosophy” at the beginning of this podcast.
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