Ineffability: Reply to Professors Metz and Cooper.
Philosophia (Ramat-Gan, Israel) January 1, 2016 DOI: 10.1007/s11406-016-9772-1 (opens in new tab) via PubMed
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AI-generated from the abstractThe author introduces the topic of ineffability and summarizes the book Ineffability and Religious Experience, then responds to articles by Thaddeus Metz and David E. Cooper. The article concludes with remarks on the future of philosophy of religion, considering recent philosophical work on ineffability.
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| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | David e. cooper Ineffability Meaning of life Mystery Philosophy of religion |
| Key finding | Argues that recent philosophical work on ineffability points toward new directions for the philosophy of religion. |
Abstract
In the first two sections of this reply article, I provide a brief introduction to the topic of ineffability and a summary of Ineffability and Religious Experience. This is followed, in section 3, by some reflections in reply to the response articles by Professors Metz and Cooper. Section 4 presents some concluding remarks on the future of philosophy of religion in the light of the most recent philosophical work on ineffability.