C.S. Peirce and the nested continua model of religious interpretation /

This study develops resources in the work of Charles S. Pierce (1839-1914) for the purposes of contemporary philosophy. It contextualizes Pierce's prevailing influences and provides greater context in relation to the currents of nineteenth-century thought. Dr Gary Slater articulates 'a nes...

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Main Author: Slater, Gary (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:Oxford theology and religion monographs.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This study develops resources in the work of Charles S. Pierce (1839-1914) for the purposes of contemporary philosophy. It contextualizes Pierce's prevailing influences and provides greater context in relation to the currents of nineteenth-century thought. Dr Gary Slater articulates 'a nested continua model' for theological interpretation, which is indebted to Pierce's creation of 'Existential Graphs', a system of diagrams designed to provide visual representation of the process of human reasoning. He investigates how the model can be applied by looking at recent debates in historiography. He deals respectively with Peter Ochs and Robert C. Neville as contemporary manifestations of Pericean philosophical theology. This work concludes with an assessment of the model's theological implications.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191067532
0191067539
9780191814846
0191814849