Balfour Foundations of Belief

Balfour- Foundations of Belief: Study of Theology

Balfour was a politican who also wrote some on philosophy and on religious matters. In this work he examines the foundations of belief, and looks at it from a comparacion with naturalism, and then some reasons and then some causes of belief, and a (philosophical) foundation for belief.

Foundations of Belief: Study of Theology

Foundations of Belief: Study of Theology
By Balfour

Balfour was a politician who also wrote some on philosophy and on religious matters. In this work, Foundations of Belief: Study of Theology, he examines the foundations of belief and looks at it from a comparison with naturalism, and then some reasons and then some causes of belief, and a (philosophical) foundation for belief.

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Table of Contents of Foundations of Belief: Study of Theology

Introduction vii

PART I Preliminary
I. Naturalism and Ethics 11.
II. Naturalism and Esthetic 33.
III. Naturalism and Reason 67.
IV. Summary and Conclusion of Part I 77.

PART II Some Reasons for Belief
I. The Philosophic Basis of Naturalism 89.
II. Idealism: After some recent English Writings 137.
III. Philosophy and Rationalism. 163.
IV. Rationalist Orthodoxy 182
VI. Contents

PART III Some causes of Belief
I. Causes of Experience 193.
II. Authority and Reason 202.

PART IV Suggestions towards a Provisional Philosophy
I. The Groundwork 243.
II. ‘Ultimate Scientific Ideas’ 261.
III. Science and Theology 271.
IV. Suggestions Towards a Provisional Unification303.
Appendix Beliefs, Formulas and Realities 341.
Summary 371.
Formatted by David Cox 2009, 2018



1895. Arthur James Balfour succeeded his uncle, Lord Salisbury, who had been his political mentor and champion. However, his initial interests were not political. He enjoyed music and poetry, and was first known as a renowned philosopher, publishing A Defense of Philosophic Doubt, The Foundations of Belief, and Theism and Humanism. Contents Part I. Some Consequences of Belief: Naturalism and Ethics; Naturalism and Aesthetic; Naturalism and Reason. Contents Part II. Some Reasons for Belief: The Philosophic Basis of Naturalism; Idealism, After Some Recent English Writings; Philosophy and Rationalism; and Rationalist Orthodoxy. Contents Part III. Some Causes of Belief: Causes of Experience; and Authority and Reason. Contents Part IV. Suggestions Towards a Provisional Philosophy: The Groundwork; Beliefs and Formulas; Beliefs, Formulas, and Realities; Ultimate Scientific Ideas; Science and Theology; and Suggestions Towards a Provisional Unification. — books.google.com

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