John Cottingham: Philosophy & the Spiritual Dimension
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John Cottingham is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Reading and Honorary Fellow, St John’s College, Oxford University. He is co-editor and translator of the three-volume Cambridge edition of The Philosophical Writings of Descartes. He was formerly an editor of Ratio, the international journal of analytic philosophy, president of the British Society for the Philosophy of… Read more about John Cottingham: Philosophy & the Spiritual Dimension
John Cottingham is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Reading and Honorary Fellow, St John’s College, Oxford University. He is co-editor and translator of the three-volume Cambridge edition of The Philosophical Writings of Descartes. He was formerly an editor of Ratio, the international journal of analytic philosophy, president of the British Society for the Philosophy of Religion, Chairman of the British Society for the History of Philosophy, and president of the Aristotelian Society. Recently John was recognized as one of the 25 most influential living philosophers.
In the conversation we discuss:
John’s ongoing relationship with Descartes
How most philosophers get Descartes wrong and his spiritual dimension
The task and challenge for the philosopher of religion
The nature of religious knowledge
Deity and the depth dimension
Modernity and the disenchantment of nature
Meaning, value, consciousness, and awareness are things to make sense of for the philosopher
The relationship of theory and praxis in the study of religion
Intimations of the transcendence and determinate religion
Making sense of the return of religion without God
Personal and intellectual integration
Previous guest, Fiona Ellis, introduced me to John. If you enjoyed this episode then check out Fiona’s visit here.
Books By John Cottingham
In Search of the Soul: A Philosophical Essay
Philosophy of Religion: Towards A More Humane Approach
The Spiritual Dimension: Religion, Philosophy and Human Value
On the Meaning of Life (Thinking in Action)