Myths Models Paradigms Comparative Study (8 results)

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Hardcover. 1st edition. vi, [1], 198 p.; 20.5 cm. Contents: Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Symbol and myth: 1. metaphor and symbol, 2. parable and analogy, 3. the character of myth, 4. the functions of myth -- 3 Models in science: 1. theoretical models, 2. the status of models, 3. models as useful fictions, 4. metaphors and models, 5. the functions of scientific models -- 4 Models in religion: 1. models in the interpretation of experience, 2. models in the expression of attitudes, 3. 'disclosure models', 4. metaphysical models, 5. the functions of religious models -- 5 Complementary models: 1. the wave-particle duality, 2. the complementarity principle, 3. numinous and mystical experience, 4. personal and impersonal models -- 6 Paradigms in science: 1. the influence of theory on observation, 2. on the falsifiability of theories, 3. commitment to paradigms, 4. paradigms reconsidered, 5. criteria of assessment in science -- 7 Paradigms in religion: 1. the influence of interpretation on experience, 2. on the falsifiability of beliefs, 3. commitment to paradigms, 4. distinctive problems of religious belief, 5. criteria of assessment in religion -- 8 The Christian paradigm: 1. the historical tradition, 2. christological models, 3. four models of God, 4. the process model, 5. models, paradigms and metaphysics -- 9 Conclusions -- Notes -- Index of names. VG orig.navy cloth spine under rose boards in edgeworn violet dj.

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