Anglo-American Postmodernity: Philosophical Perspectives on Science, Religion, and Ethics (Paperback)

by Nancey Murphy (Author) "The term 'postmodern' is being used more and more frequently in a variety of intellectual circles..." (more)
Key Phrases: postmodern conservative theology, categorial adequacy, textual relativism, New York, University of Notre Dame Press, Cambridge University Press (more...)

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The term postmodern is generally used to refer to current work in philosophy, literary criticism, and feminist thought inspired by Continental thinkers such as Friedrich Nietzsche and Jacques Derrida. In this book, Nancey Murphy appropriates the term to describe emerging patterns in Anglo-American thought and to indicate their radical break from the thought patterns of Enlightened modernity.

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Nancey Murphy is associate professor of Christian philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary.

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Product Details Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Westview Press (March 13, 1997) Language: English ISBN-10: 0813328691 ISBN-13: 978-0813328690 Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #683,063 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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New York, University of Notre Dame Press, Cambridge University Press, New Testament, Imre Lakatos, Fortress Press, Thomas Kuhn, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Nancey Murphy, Arthur Peacocke, George Lindbeck, Hans Frei, University of Chicago Press, Which Rationality, David Hume, Grand Rapids, René Descartes, Richard Rorty, Ronald Thiemann, Abnormal Psychology, After Virtue, Harvard University Press, Jesus Christ, Karl Popper, Paul Feyerabend

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This book cites 100 books:

• Scientific Realism by Jarrett Leplin on 4 pages
• Philosophical Investigations (3rd Edition) by Ludwig Wittgenstein on 4 pages
• After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory by Alasdair Macintyre on 4 pages
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn on 4 pages
• Understanding Religious Convictions by James William McClendon on 4 pages

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14 books cite this book:

• The Recovery of Doctrine in the Contemporary Church: An Essay in Philosophical Ecclesiology by Richard Heyduck on page 44, page 104, and Back Matter
• Is There a Meaning in This Text? by Kevin J. Vanhoozer on page 277, and Back Matter
• Religion and Hume's Legacy (Claremont Studies in the Philosophy of Religion) by D. Z. Phillips in Front Matter, and page 220
• The Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology (Cambridge Companions to Religion) by Kevin J. Vanhoozer on page 41
• Marx and the Postmodernism Debates: An Agenda for Critical Theory by Lorraine Y. Landry in Back Matter

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press (March 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813328691
• ISBN-13: 978-0813328690
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #683,063 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, January 18, 2008

By	andrew (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

Don't be deceived, this is not merely an introductory textbook, it is genuinely creative philosophy! This small book has been one of the most influential texts in my development as a thinker. Every sentence is carefully phrased and deserves to be read more than once. Murphy's clarity should not be mistaken for any lack of sophistication! I cannot recommend this book highly enough - a close reading of this text would equip one to enter the postmodern conversation in many arenas: ethics, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, this list goes on...

But this book and enjoy it!

(For a counterpart introduction to and appropriation of Continental postmodern thought, Merold Westphal's book "Overcoming Onto-Theology" is a perfect complement to Murphy's "Anglo-American Postmodernity.")

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Deft Overview, October 4, 2000

By	Joshua Eric Casteel (Iowa City, IA United States) - See all my reviews

This is an account not of mathematical specificity, rather a general backdrop to many current themes in the philosophy of science, religion, and ethics that is abundantly illuminating. For an individual acclimating to the world of postmodernism, specifically with regard to Christianity and the Anglo-American cultural paradigm, Murphy is an excellent source of information and she should be commended for her ability to articulately integrate often thought disparate fields.