The proper object of non-doxastic religion : why traditional religion is to be preferred over Schellenberg's simple ultimism
(2019) In Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion 55(4). p.559-574- Abstract
- Taking for granted the view that belief-less, ‘non-doxastic’, engagement with religion is possible, this article discusses the proper object of such religiosity. Its focus is the claim of J. L. Schellenberg that non-doxastic religion should be directed at ’simple ultimism’. I argue that ‘simple ultimism’ is too abstract to allow for alignment with religious reality. Traditional religion is a better choice since it commonly contains religious experience. As long as the veridicality of such experience remains an epistemic possibility, it should guide our non-doxastic commitment. Objections commonly raised against reliance on religious experience become irrelevant on a non-doxastic approach.
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- Palmqvist, Carl-Johan LU
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- publishing date
- 2019-12
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
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- Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion
- volume
- 55
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 16 pages
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- Cambridge University Press
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- scopus:85046472477
- ISSN
- 0034-4125
- DOI
- 10.1017/S003441251800029X
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- English
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