Joseph Butler: The Analogy of Religion David Mcnaughton

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• ISBN 10: 0191088919
• ISBN 13: 9780191088919
• Author:  David Mcnaughton 

Joseph Butler’s The Analogy of Religion (1736) is an important work in terms of its historical influence and its contemporary relevance. In it, Butler defends Christian belief against many well-known objections: for instance, that the evidence for Christianity is weak; that it is impossible to believe in miracles; that if God existed he would have revealed himself clearly to everyone. The problems Butler discusses are current in contemporary philosophy of religion, but his answers are often ignored, or given short shrift. Butler argues that by examining this world we have reason to believe its Creator is both benevolent and just; that virtue will be rewarded and vice punished. Even if we have doubts, we would be well advised to take Christianity seriously, given what is at stake. The work includes seminal discussions of life after death, personal identity, and the structure of our ethical thought. In addition to extensive notes, David McNaughton’s edition includes a detailed synopsis, a selection from the correspondence between Butler and Samuel Clarke, and an oveview of philosophical influences on Butler’s thought.

Table contents:

Life
Butler’s Influence
The Argument of the Analogy
Life After Death
Moral Government of God
Trial and Tribulation
Revelation
Moral Philosophy in the Analogy, as Compared with the Sermons
Butler on Personal Identity
Butler–Clarke Correspondence
Notes on the Text
The Analogy and Butler–Clarke Correspondence
Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling
Italics and Quotations
Footnotes
Editor’s Notes
Butler’s Predecessors
Bibliography
Synopsis of The Analogy of Religion
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Introduction
Part I
Part II
Memorial Tablet to Butler in Bristol Cathedral
Inscription on Butler’s tombstone in Bristol Cathedral (translated from the Latin)
Memorial tablet to Butler in the Choir of Durham Cathedral
Editor’s Notes
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Introduction
Part I
Part II Of Revealed Religion
Dissertation I
Dissertation II
Butler’s Predecessors
Deism
Samuel Clarke (1675–1729)
George Berkeley (1685–1753)
Bibliography

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