Papers by Bruce Reichenbach
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 1990
To achieve understanding of a concept, it is often helpful to discern something of its origin. Ho... more To achieve understanding of a concept, it is often helpful to discern something of its origin. However, considerations of origins can be misleading, for concepts change both in content and function. Hence, to avoid any taint of the genetic fallacy, origins must be considered for the insights they can render, not for any evaluative conclusions which can be drawn from them. On the other hand, it is not merely helpful but necessary to ascertain the concept’s metaphysical presuppositions. In this chapter we shall begin with a short discussion of the possible origins of the doctrine of the law of karma and then consider some of its presuppositions.
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Philosophy East and West, Oct 1, 1988
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Wiley-Blackwell eBooks, Jan 29, 2010
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International Studies in Philosophy, 1997
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Christianity and Literature, Sep 1, 1988
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Faith and Philosophy, 2002
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Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Dec 1, 1998
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Public Affairs Quarterly, 1992
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International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 1988
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Sophia, May 11, 2011
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... raises questions concerning the purpose of changing creation and whether there are limits to ... more ... raises questions concerning the purpose of changing creation and whether there are limits to such ... grateful to the students in Bruce's Philosophy 410 course, Philosophy of Biology, who read ... Unable to obtain significant reduction of their burdensome foreign debt or investment in ...
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It is commonly held that professors in university communities should not profess but should uphol... more It is commonly held that professors in university communities should not profess but should uphold the ideals of presuppositionless investigation, unbiased presentation of materials, and open dialogue. In particular it is believed that professors professing in the classroom is inconsistent with being a truly Socratic professor. I argue that this is a misreading of Socrates' claim not to know (be barren), but rather is a result of three myths: the myths of neutrality, of expressionism, and of denigration, and that when these are properly debunked, professing in the classroom which seeks to engage, challenge, and empower students is proper for a truly Socratic professor. Our goal is not to make disciples of our students, but to enable students to advance reflectively beyond us
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Philosophy East and West, Apr 1, 1989
According to the law of karma, our actions have consequences which affect not only our dispositio... more According to the law of karma, our actions have consequences which affect not only our dispositions and tendencies (saṃskāras), but also the non-dispositional aspects of our being (for example, our genetic make-up, our physical characteristics, our social status at birth, our length of life) and our environment. The environment is affected in such a way that in some future life it will be instrumental in rewarding or punishing us according to the merit or demerit resulting from our acts. For example, a person might be mauled by a grizzly bear either in retribution for a particular violent act he committed or because of his pool of accumulated karmic residues.
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Religious Studies, Mar 1, 1978
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Metaphysical presuppositions of the law of karma the laws of karma and causation karma and fatali... more Metaphysical presuppositions of the law of karma the laws of karma and causation karma and fatalism karma, causation and divine intervention Hinduism and the enduring self Buddhism, rebirth and the human person.
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Introduction PART ONE: RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE Introduction "Religious Experiences", St. T... more Introduction PART ONE: RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE Introduction "Religious Experiences", St. Teresa of Jesus "Religious Experiences as the Route of Religion", William James "Religious Experience as the Perception of God", William P. Alston "Religious Experience as Interpretive Accounts", Wayne Proudfoot "Critique of Religious Experience", Michael Martin "A Phenomenological Account of Religious Experience", Merrold Westphal Suggested Reading PART TWO: FAITH AND REASON Introduction "The Harmony of Reason and Revelation", Thomas Aquinas "The Harmony of Philosophy and the Qur'an", Ibn Rushd "The Wager", Blaise Pascal "The Ethics of Belief", William Clifford "The Will to Believe", William James "Truth is Subjectivity", Soren Kierkegaard "Soft Rationalism", William J. Abraham Suggested Reading PART THREE: THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES Introduction "God's Necessary Existence", John Hick "Negative Theology", Moses Maimonides "God is Omnipotent", Thomas Aquinas "Some Puzzles Concerning Omnipotence", George Mavrodes "Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action", Nelson Pike "God is Timeless", Boethius "God is Everlasting", Nicholas Wolterstorff "God is Creative-Responsive Love", John B. Cobb and David Ray Griffin "Atman is Brahman" from the Upanishads "The Concept of God and Feminist Critique", Sarah Coakley Suggested Reading PART FOUR: ARGUMENTS ABOUT GOD'S EXISTENCE Introduction "The Classical Ontological Argument", St. Anselm "Critique of Anselem's Argument", Gaunilo "A Contemporary Modal Version of the Ontological Argument", Alvin Plantinga "The Classical Cosmological Argument", Thomas Aquinas "A Contemporary Version of the Cosmological Argument", Richard Tyler "The Kalam Cosmological Argument", J.P. Moreland "Critique of the Cosmological Argument", J.L. Mackie "The Anthropic Teleological Argument", L. Stafford Betty with Bruce Cordell "A Naturalistic Account of the Universe", Paul Davies The Moral Argument", C.S. Lewis Suggested Reading PART FIVE: THE PROBLEM OF EVIL "Evil is Privation of the Good", St. Augstine "Evil Makes a Strong Case Against God's Existence", David Hume "Evil and Omnipotence", J.L. Mackie "The Free Will Defense", Alvin Plantinga "Soul-Making Theodicy", John Hick "The Evidential Argument from Evil", William Rowe Suggested Reading PART SIX: KNOWING GOD WITHOUT ARGUMENTS Introduction "The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology", Alvin Plantinga "Experience, Proper Basicality, and Belief in God", Robert Pargetter "The Case of the Intellectually Sophisticated Theist", William Hasker "Reformed Epistemology and David Hick's Religious Pluralism", David Basinger "Feminism adn Religious Epistemology", Sarah Coakley Suggested Reading PART SEVEN: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE Introduction "The Doctrine of Analogy", Thomas Aquinas The Falsification Debate", Anthony Flew and Basil Mitchell "Religious Language as Symbolic", Paul Tillich "Sexism and God-Talk", Rosemary Radford Ruether "The True Tao is Unspeakable", Lao Tsu Suggested Reading PART EIGHT: MIRACLES Introduction "The Evidence for Miracles is Weak", David Hume "Miracles and Historical Evidence", Richard Swinburne "Miracles and Testimony", J.L. Mackie Suggested Reading PART NINE: LIFE AFTER DEATH "The Soul Survives and Functions After Death", H.H. Price "The Soul Needs a Brain to Continue to Function", Richard Swinburne "The Problem With Accounts of Life After Death", Linda Badham "Resurrection of the Person", John Hick "Rebirth", Sri Aurobindo Suggested Reading PART TEN: RELIGION AND SCIENCE Introduction "Two Separate Domains", Stephen Jay Gould "Science Discredits Religion", Richard Dawkins "Theology and Scientific Methodology", Nancy Murphy Suggested Reading PART ELEVEN: RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY Introduction "Religious Diversity", Dalai Lama "The Uniqueness of Religious Doctrines", Paul Griffiths "Religious Inclusivism", Karl Rahner "Religious Pluralism", John Hick Suggested Readings PART TWELVE: RELIGIOUS ETHICS Introductions "Which God Ought We to Obey?", Alasdair MacIntyre "Ethics Without Religion", Kai Nelson "Ethics and Natural Law", Thomas Aquinas Suggested Reading PART THIRTEEN: PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGICAL DOCTRINES Introduction "Jesus Christ Was Fully God and Fully Human", Thomas Morris "The Concept of Revelation", George Mavrodes "Why Petition God?", Eleonore Stump Suggested Reading
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