Anglo-American Postmodernity: Philosophical Perspectives on Science, Religion, and Ethics
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (669 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813328691 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Back Cover The book examines the shift from modern to postmodern in three areas: epistemology, philosophy of language, and metaphysics. . Murphy contends that whole clusters of terms in each of these disciplines have taken on new uses in the past fifty years and that these changes have radical consequences for all areas of academia, especially philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, and ethics
The term postmodern is generally used to refer to current work in philosophy, literary criticism, and feminist thought inspired by Continental thinkers such as Friedrich Nietzsche and Jacques Derrida. In this book, Nancey Murphy appropriates the term to describe emerging patterns in Anglo-American thought and to indicate their radical break from the thought patterns of Enlightened modernity.The book examines the shift from modern to postmodern in three areas: epistemology, philosophy of language, and metaphysics. Murphy contends that whole clusters of terms in each of these disciplines have taken on new uses in the past fifty years and that these changes have radical consequences for all areas of academia, especially in philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, and ethics.
Nancey Murphy is associate professor of Christian philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary.
"Brilliant" according to andrew. Don't be deceived, this is not merely an introductory textbook, it is genuinely creative philosophy! This small book has been one of the most influential texts in my development as a thinker. Every sentence is carefully phrased and deserves to be read more than once. Murphy's clarity should not be mistaken for any lack of s. "Deft Overview" according to Joshua Eric Casteel. This is an account not of mathematical specificity, rather a general backdrop to many current themes in the philosophy of science, religion, and ethics that is abundantly illuminating. For an individual acclimating to the world of postmodernism, specifically with regard to Christianity and the Anglo-American cultural paradi. "Elegant and Succinct" according to Amazon Customer. This book is not bedtime reading material. It is dense and requires careful reading, but is very well written and covers a wide range of topics in nearly 200 pages.Murphy lays out the widespread shift in underlying assumptions within the following areas:* Epistemology and Philosophy of Science: Foundationalism to a Holistic