Longing to Know The Philosophy of Knowledge for Ordinary People

Name: Longing to Know The Philosophy of Knowledge for Ordinary People
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ISBN: 9781587430602

ISBN-10: 1587430606

ISBN-13: 9781587430602

Edition: 2003

Authors: Esther L. Meek, Esther Lightcap Meek

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We don't often think about the act of knowing, but if we do, the question of what we know and how we know it becomes murky indeed. Longing to Know is a book about knowing: knowing how we know things, knowing how we know people, and knowing how we know God. This book is for those who are considering Christianity for the first time, as well as Christians who are struggling with issues related to truth, certainty, and doubt. As such, it is a wonderful resource for evangelists, pastors, and counselors. This unique look at the questions of knowing is both entertaining and approachable. Questions for reflection make it ideal for students of philosophy and all those wrestling with the questions of…

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List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Brazos Press
Publication date: 7/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.34" wide x 9.02" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

ESTHER LIGHTCAP MEEK is assistant professor of philosophy at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.



Foreword



Knowing ...



"Show Your Work"



Let's Talk about Knowing



The Dangling Carrot of Certainty



Let Me Introduce You to My Auto Mechanic



Knowing God Is Like Knowing Your Auto Mechanic



Oh! I See It!



... Is the Responsible Human Struggle ...



Laying Out for a Frisbee



Lewis and Clark Did It Best



The Struggle That Makes Us Human



Integration, Not Deduction



... To Rely on Clues ...



The Clues in Our World



The Clues in My Body



The Clues in the Directions



Integration Transforms the Clues



... To Focus on a Coherent Pattern and Submit to Its Reality



Patterns--the Surprising Fruit of Our Struggle



Contact with Reality



Truth: Contact, Not Correspondence; Confidence, Not Certainty



Engaging and Unlocking the World



The Power of the Pattern



Loving the Longing



Getting It Wrong



"Are You the One Who Was to Come, or Should We Expect Someone Else?"



The Ethics of Knowing



Confidence and Hope



The Rest of Michael's Story



Known by God


Notes