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Author Wainwright, William J.

Title Reason and the heart : a prolegomenon to a critique of passional reason / William J. Wainwright.

Publication Info. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1995.

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Description 1 online resource (x, 160 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Cornell studies in the philosophy of religion
Cornell studies in the philosophy of religion.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Jonathan Edwards and the heart -- John Henry Newman and the "Grammar of Assent" -- William James, rationality, and religious belief -- Subjectivism and circularity -- The specter of relativism.
Summary Between the opposing claims of reason and religious subjectivity may be a middle ground, William J. Wainwright argues. His book is a philosophical reflection on the role of emotion in guiding reason. There is evidence, he contends, that reason functions properly only when informed by a rightly disposed heart.
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Subject Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.
Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890.
Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890.
James, William, 1842-1910.
James, William, 1842-1910.
Faith and reason.
Faith and reason.
Faith and reason -- Christianity.
Faith and reason -- Christianity.
Subjectivity -- Religious aspects.
Subjectivity -- Religious aspects.
Subjectivity -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Subjectivity -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Wainwright, William J. Reason and the heart. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1995 0801431395 (DLC) 95018022 (OCoLC)32467611
ISBN 9781501717321 (electronic book)
1501717324 (electronic book)
0801431395
9780801431395