The Philosophy of Worship

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-009-46094-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 713 g

Worship is central to the lives of billions of people worldwide. Yet, despite the recent flourishing of analytical philosophy of religion, there has been very little attention paid to the philosophical questions raised by worship. This book is the first volume to explore the philosophy of worship. Written in a clear style that eschews unnecessary technical jargon, it considers the metaphysical, ethical, and psychological issues associated with worship, among them: What, if anything, is the point of worship? What, if anything, makes a being worthy of worship? Can worship hold value for atheists? What, if anything, might be wrong with idolatry? These questions, and more, sit at the heart of this book. With contributions from world renowned philosophers and important early career voices, this volume sets the agenda for future work in the philosophy of worship.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Segal, Aaron

Lebens, Samuel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Two Introduction: 1. Worship: a lay of the land Samuel Lebens and Aaron Segal; 2. The Metaethics of Worship Elliot Salinger; Part II. What is Worship?: 3. Worship Eleonore Stump; 4. Second-personal Worship Maria Beer; 5. Worship and Veneration Brandon Warmke and Craig Warmke; 6. Worship as real Union Omar Fakhri; Part III. Normative Aspects: 7. Monotheism, Worship, and the Good Robert Adams; 8. Can I both blame and Worship God? Robert Wallace; 9. Worship, excellence, and intrinsic value Scott Davison; 10. What's wrong with Idolatry, and why there is no excuse Brian Leftow; 11. Owing God Worship Mark Murphy; 12. Worship for Atheists Saul Smilansky; Part IV. Forms and Functions of Worship: 13. Liturgical Philosophy of Religion Andrew Chignell; 14. Maimonides on Worship Josef Stern; 15. The individual's relationship with God Sharon Krishek; 16. The Metaphysics of divine presence and the appropriateness of Worship Dean Zimmerman.

Über Autor(innen)

Segal, Aaron
Aaron Segal is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and John and Golda Cohen Chair in Jewish Philosophy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  He specializes in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and Jewish philosophy, and he recently co-authored a book, Do We Have a Soul? A Debate (Routledge, 2023), together with Eric Olson.

Lebens, Samuel
Samuel Lebens is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Haifa. He works in varied fields of philosophy, including the history of early analytic philosophy, the philosophy of fiction, philosophy of religion, and particularly the philosophy of Judaism. He has published numerous books and peer-reviewed articles on these topics.