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Charles Taliaferro

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Charles Taliaferro
BornAugust 25th, 1952
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern Philosophy
Main interests
Philosophy of religion,aesthetics,religion,philosophy of mind,ideal observer theory

Charles Taliaferro(born August 25th, 1952) is an Americanphilosopherspecializing intheologyandphilosophy of religion.

Biography

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Taliaferro received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Brown University, his M.T.S. at Harvard University, a M.A. at University of Rhode Island, and a B.A. fromGoddard College.

He is an emeritusprofessorof philosophy atSt. Olaf College,a senior research fellow at the Institute for Faithful Research, and a member of theRoyal Institute of Philosophy.He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of twenty books, most recentlyThe Image in Mind; Theism, Naturalism and the Imagination,co-authored with the American artist Jil Evans. He has been a visiting scholar or guest lecturer at a large number of universities, including Brown, Cambridge, Notre Dame, Oxford, Princeton, and the University of Chicago.[1][2][3]Since 2013 Taliaferro iseditor-in-chiefof the journalOpen Theology.

Taliaferro has defendedsubstance dualism.[4][5][6]

Selected publications

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  • Image in Mind: Theism, Naturalism, and the Imagination(Continuum Studies In Philosophy Of Religion). London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013. With Jil Evans.
  • The Golden Cord: A Short Book on the Secular and the Sacred.Notre Dame, IN: Notre Dame University Press, 2012.
  • The Routledge Companion to Theism.New York: Routledge, 2012. Edited, with Victoria Harrison andStewart Goetz.
  • A Brief History of the Soul.Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. With Stewart Goetz.
  • Turning Images in Philosophy, Science and Religion: A New Book of Nature.New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. With Jil Evans.
  • Aesthetics: A Beginner's Guide.London: Oneworld Publications, 2011.
  • A Dictionary of Philosophy of Religion.London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2010. Editor, with Elsa Marty.
  • A Companion to Philosophy of Religion,2nd Edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Editor, with Paul Draper and Philip Quinn.
  • The Cambridge Companion to Christian Philosophical Theology.New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Editor, with Chad Meister.
  • Dialogues about God(New Dialogues in Philosophy). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009.
  • Philosophy of Religion: A Beginner's Guide.London: Oneworld Publications, 2009.
  • Naturalism(Interventions). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008. With Steart Goetz.
  • Is God Real?(RZIM Critical Questions Discussion Guides). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2007. With William Lane Craig.
  • Love, Love, Love: And Other Essays.Lanham, MD: Cowley Publications, 2006.
  • Evidence and Faith: Philosophy and Religion since the Seventeenth Century.(The Evolution of Modern Philosophy). New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  • Cambridge Platonist Spirituality.(Classics of Western Spirituality). Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2004. With Alison Tepley and Jaroslav Pelikan.
  • Praying with C.S. Lewis(Companions for the Journey). Frederick, MN: Word Among Us Press, 2004.
  • Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology.Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. Editor, with Paul Griffiths.
  • Contemporary Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction.(Contemporary Philosophy) Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 1998.
  • Consciousness and the Mind of God.New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.

References

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  1. ^"Charles Taliaferro".Bethel College. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-11-29.Retrieved2013-06-03.
  2. ^"Charles Taliaferro".Evangelical Philosophical Society.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-02-22.Retrieved2013-06-03.
  3. ^"Charles Taliaferro".The Independent Institute.Retrieved2013-06-03.
  4. ^Givens, Terryl L. (2012). "Reviewed Work: A Brief History of the Soul by Stewart Goetz, Charles Taliaferro".Church History.81(3): 656–658.JSTOR23252345.
  5. ^Taliaferro, Charles (2021). "Are We Embodied Souls?".Roczniki Filozoficzne.69(1): 83–88.JSTOR27031918.
  6. ^Mousavirad, Seyyed Jaaber; Philosophy Documentation Center (2023)."Coherence of Substance Dualism".International Philosophical Quarterly.63(1): 41–42.doi:10.5840/ipq20231114214.ISSN0019-0365.S2CID265269649.
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