The Legacy That Frederick Robert Tennant Left to Theism

Year 2018, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 79 - 92, 21.07.2018

Mehmet Demirtaş

https://doi.org/10.18491/beytulhikme.446392

Abstract

Theism, which means the
existence of a transcendent being beyond the material world and
accepting its sanctity, often defend the idea that God has an eternal,
conscious, universe-knowing and strong personality. In this paper, I
outline and discuss how theism is treated and assessed by English
Philosopher Frederick Robert Tennant (1866-1957) and which differences
and superiority it can provide against other philosophical movements. In
addition, it will be emphasized how Tennant attempts to harmonize
positive sciences with philosophy and theology.

Keywords

Theism, Tennant, God, empirical, rational, evolution, science

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