{"product_id":"meaning-and-method-paperback","title":"Meaning and Method - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnders Nygren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilip S. Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA distinguished Scandinavian scholar has undertaken a fresh study of themes he examined in earlier writings. \u003ci\u003eMeaning and Method\u003c\/i\u003e contains the results of Nygren's lifetime of thought, addressed to the most fundamental concerns of philosophy and theology. In this book Anders Nygren delves into these and other questions: What is the meaning of \"\"meaning\"\"? What are we to do when one person declares meaningless what another finds supremely meaningful? Is there any way of knowing which is right? Can we arrive at a common understanding of what is meaningful? The author contends that contemporary philosophy does point to such a common understanding. Philosophy, as put forth by Nygren, involves a recognition of diverse \"\"contexts of meaning.\"\" Through philosophy we can also develop a method by which the validity of these contexts may be \"\"scientifically\"\" tested. Nygren shows that the debate about the meaningfulness of religious language is not insoluble. He further establishes the scientific status of the two disciplines concerned with religious language--theology and the philosophy of religion. The author's approach calls for drastic revision in these disciplines, and he indicates many new directions for future work in them. Students and specialists will be fascinated by Nygren's own account of the philosophical ideas undergirding his theological work. This book also makes a major contribution to today's questions in both philosophy and theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnders Nygren is best known outside his native Sweden for his book on the Christian idea of love, \u003ci\u003eAgape and Eros\u003c\/i\u003e. Before retiring, he served as Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Lund, and then as Bishop of Lund. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philip S. Watson was Professor of Systematic Theology at Garrett Theological Seminary and at the Graduate School of Religion, Northwestern University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48265535914233,"sku":"9781606087701","price":60.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Iub2avbUqx9781606087701.webp?v=1776845185","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/meaning-and-method-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}