Critical Realism and Theism

After an initial definition of critical realism, the article inquires whether the tests of reality employed by realism establish the existence of God. Typical conceptions of God are subjected to this test, and the conclusion is reached that "the existence of a God of the traditional sort does n...

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Main Author: Drake, Durant (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 1925
In: The journal of religion
Year: 1925, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 130-139
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Summary:After an initial definition of critical realism, the article inquires whether the tests of reality employed by realism establish the existence of God. Typical conceptions of God are subjected to this test, and the conclusion is reached that "the existence of a God of the traditional sort does not stand on a par, evidentially, with the existence of physical objects or of other human and animal minds."
ISSN:1549-6538
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/480491