Religion, Reality and a Good Life

"Do we have access to reality as it is conceptualized by us? Against metaphysical realism and postmodern relativism Eberhard Herrmann develops a pragmatic realism. It stresses reality as conceptualized reality while at the same time not ruling out objectivity. Contents include: The Nature of the Enquiry, The Philosophical Problem Formulated, Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy, Reasons for and Against Metaphysical Realism, Critique of Semantic Realism, Pragmatic Realism: Realism from an Internal Perspective, Religious Metaphysical Realism, Religious Metaphysical Anti-Realism, Religious Statements as Purported Assertions, Christian Theism, The Character of Religious Utterances, Pragmatic Realism, The Function of Religion, Two Material Definitions of Truth, Perspectives on Views of Life, The Role of the Emotions in Our Conception of Reality, Emotions and the Conceptualization of Values."Herrmann, Eberhard is the author of 'Religion, Reality and a Good Life', published 2004 under ISBN 9783161483752 and ISBN 3161483758.