The book comes up in the latest exchange as well, as does oppys religious studies article on stage one of fesers aristotelian proof. Feser defends five proofs or metaphysical arguments for gods existence. I have enjoyed a series of essays on the patheos web site by bradley bowen. Read or download five proofs of the existence of god book by edward feser. The exemplary clarity of the five proofs of the existence of god. Five proofs of the existence of god book, 2017 worldcat. Since there arent any good, easily locatable rebuttals online this one by jonathan garner is the closest i could find, and its a bit lackluster. Edward fesers five proofs of the existence of god takes five arguments and demonstrates that they prove with certainty that god exists, assuming that the premises are true. I think he must realize that this issue is the one that undermines all his arguments, but he isnt. In five proofs of the existence of god edward feser presents five arguments for god, inspired by aristotle, plotinus, augustine, aquinas, and leibniz, rebuts common objections to them, and tries to establish that the god that these arguments establish is the same unique, omnipotent, omniscient, etc, god of classical theism. The best books on the existence of god ed feser on five.
Ed feser debates arif ahmed on 5 proofs of the existence. Edward feser just released a new book, titled five proofs of the existence of god ignatius press, 2017. A refutation of the new atheism, aquinas, scholastic metaphysics. Scholastic metaphysics a contemporary introduction. Edward fesers five proofs of the existence of god san francisco.
Feser gives a brief exposition and defense in this podcast of five of the historically most important but in recent years largely neglected philosophical proofs of gods existence. Edward feser is associate professor of philosophy at pasadena city college in pasadena, california. Five proofs of the existence of god provides a detailed, updated exposition and defense of five of the historically most important but in recent years largely neglected philosophical proofs of gods existence. A refutation of edward fesers new book five proofs of the existence of god. Later in the year, and also from ignatius, comes my book five proofs of the existence of god. A refutation of the new atheism, aquinas, scholastic metaphysics, and many other books and articles. Has anyone read five proofs of the existence of god by. An alternative view of edward fesers discussion of theodicy in his book. The other, five proofs of the existence of god, has turned out to be one of the best books of. A contemporary introduction, neoscholastic essays, and five proofs of the existence of god, as well as the editor of the cambridge companion to hayek. Five proofs of the existence of god kindle edition by. Feser from his sharply reasoned posts here at strange notions, or from his popular blog, which mainly focuses on the philosophy of religion. Ignatius press, 2017 has been out for a few weeks now, though i received my copy, ordered in june, just a few days ago. He shows that the premises are reasonable and does indeed present cogent arguments for believing that god exists.
The metaphysical foundations of physical and biological science. The exemplary clarity of the five proofs of the existence of god by david bentley hart march 01, 2018 e dward feser has a definite gift for making fairly abstruse philosophical material accessible to readers from outside the academic world, without compromising the rigor of the arguments or omitting challenging details. This book also offers a detailed treatment of each of the. Bringing in edward fesers five proofs of the existence of god. He not only develops the proofs in a manner understandable to the nonprofessional philosopher, he also addresses and rebuts the common objections to the proofs. An alternative view of edward fesers discussion of. Five proofs of the existence of god edward feser download. This is one of the best podcasts of the year, dont miss it. This is a topic that has come up often among colleagues and my friends. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading five proofs of the existence of god. Five proofs of the existence of god by edward feser goodreads. One of the questions the summa theologica is well known for addressing is the question of the. Having told you, dear reader, a bit about the former, let me say something about the latter.
Ive now had several requests to take on edward fesers five proofs of the existence of god 2017. Edward feser books list of books by author edward feser. An alternative view of edward fesers aristotles case for. It is divided into three main parts and covers all of the core theological teachings of aquinass time.
Aquinass five proofs for the existence of god the summa theologica is a famous work written by saint thomas aquinas between ad 1265 and 1274. Edward feser this book provides a detailed, updated exposition and defense of five of the historically most important but in recent years largely neglected philosophical proofs of gods existence. I just completed a threepart series exposing the laughable science illiteracy of alvin plantingas two dozen or so arguments for god. My new book five proofs of the existence of god is now available. Im interested in knowing the more rigorous proofs for the existence of god. Review of edward feser, five proofs of the existence of god. The book commands serious reading and serious reading is slow reading. An alternative view of edward fesers aristotles case for god in his book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. You can go through this interview with edward fesser. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. I reached the end of fesers book, 1 and discovered that he addressed this issue of theodicy in two more places. Five proofs of the existence of god the philosophy of mind.
Five proofs of the existence of god ignatius press. The exemplary clarity of the five proofs of the existence. A contemporary introduction provides an overview of scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essence, modality, identity, persistence, teleology, and other issues in fundamental metaphysics. Five proofs of the existence of god edward feser this book provides a detailed, updated exposition and defense of five of the historically most important but in recent years largely neglected philosophical proofs of gods existence. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Feser himself can be quite clear in his writing, especially considering he is dealing with complex language and metaphysics. Five proofs of the existence of god by edward feser. Personally, i dont believe in god but ive always felt like a lot of the newatheist arguments against god may be overly simplistic in their assessment of the arguments for god. Professor edward feser provides a concise and powerful exposition of five of the proofs of gods existence, drawn from natural theology. I must say that i quite enjoyed five proofs of the existence of god. Five proofs of the existence of god edward feser download bok. Ed feser is a catholic philosopher whose latest book five proofs of the existence of god presents five classical arguments that he believes present compelling evidence for theism. I am therefore quite early on in my reading and reflecting upon the book. In that earlier exchange we discussed my book five proofs of the existence of god.