Matthew C Bagger: 2 books
The Uses of Paradox
Religion, Self-Transformation, and the Absurd
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2007
In this groundbreaking comparative study, Matthew Bagger investigates the role of paradox in Western and Asian religious discourse. Drawing on both philosophy and social scientific theory, he offers a naturalistic explanation of religion's oft-noted propensity to sublime paradox and argues that religious...
Pragmatism and Naturalism
Scientific and Social Inquiry After Representationalism
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Most contemporary philosophers would call themselves naturalists, yet there is little consensus on what naturalism entails. Long signifying the notion that science should inform philosophy, debates over naturalism often hinge on how broadly or narrowly the terms nature and science are defined. The...