ABSTRACT

In this awaited follow up to his book Faithful Reason, the well-known philosopher and Catholic thinker John Haldane brings his unrivalled insight to bear on questions of the existence of God and the nature and destiny of the human soul. His arguments weave elements drawn from philosophy of mind, epistemology and aesthetics, together with recurrent features of human experience to create a structure that simultaneously frames and supports ideas such as that the cosmos is a creation, human beings transcend their material composition, and that human fulfilment lies beyond death. As in many of his other writings this volume blends themes from Aquinas with insights drawn from analytical philosophy and further establishes John Haldane as the leading 'analytical thomist'.

part |2 pages

Part I Reason, faith and God

part |2 pages

Part II Reason, faith and the soul

chapter 7|12 pages

The very idea of spiritual values

chapter 8|11 pages

Reason, truth and sacred history

chapter 9|9 pages

Rational and other animals

chapter 10|16 pages

Human ensoulment and the value of life

chapter 11|15 pages

The examined death

chapter 12|16 pages

Philosophy, death and immortality

chapter 13|6 pages

Causes, reasons and grace