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Cover -- The Humane Perspective: Philosophical Reflections On Human Nature, The Search For Meaning, And The Role Of Religion -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgements -- Part One: Manifesto And Method -- 1: The Humane Perspective -- 2: What Is Humane Philosophy And Why Is It At Risk? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Shifting Conceptions Of Philosophy -- 3. Analysis -- 4. Specialization -- 5. The Perils Of Ratiocentrism -- Part Two: Morality And Meaning -- 3: Integrity And Fragmentation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Dangers Of Fragmentation -- 3. Is Integrity Enough? 4. Conclusion -- 4: Happiness, Temporality, And Meaning -- 1. Beyond Isolationism -- 2. Narrativity, Prolepsis, And Nachträglichkeit -- 3. Happiness, Objectivity, And Faith -- 5: Philosophy, The Good Life, And Spirituality -- 1. The Role Of Philosophy -- 2. What Do We Mean By 'spiritual'? -- 3. Spirituality And The Cosmos -- 4. The Moral Dimension -- 5. Coda: Philosophy And The Spiritual -- 6: Conversion, Self-discovery, And Moral Change -- 1. Preliminaries: The Relationship Between Philosophy And Religion -- 2. What Is Conversion? -- 3. The Psycho-ethical Dynamics Of Conversion 4. Deconversion -- 5. Conversion And The Psychotherapeutic Framework -- Part Three: Science And Its Limits: Scientific Rationality And Human Understanding -- 7: Confronting The Cosmos: Scientific Rationality And Human Understanding -- 1. Natural Knowledge Of God And The Neutrality Of The Cosmos -- 2. The Epistemic Context For Human Awareness Of God -- 3. 'kardiatheology' And Personal Transformation -- 4. Natural Intimations Of The Transcendent -- 8: Transcending Science: Humane Models Of Religious Understanding -- 1. Theism And Explanation -- 2. Religious Understanding 3. The Object Of Awareness -- 9: Brain Laterality And Religious Awareness -- 1. Two Ways Of Relating To The World -- 2. How Much Hinges On The Brain Science? -- 3. The Lessons For Philosophy And For Religion -- 10: Which Naturalism? -- 1. The Shifting Concept Of The Natural -- 2. Nature And The Supernatural -- 3. Enframing -- 4. Human Nature -- 5. Conclusion: So Which Naturalism? -- Part Four: Reaching For The Transcendent -- 11: Religion And The Mystery Of Existence -- 1. Secularism, Science, And The Limits Of Explanation -- 2. Intimations Of The Transcendent 12: From Desire To Encounter: The Human Quest For The Infinite -- 1. Preamble: The Incomprehensibility Of God -- 2. Descartes On Infinite Aspiration -- 3. Insatiable Desire? -- 4. Encountering The Infinite -- 13: The Meaning Of Life And Transcendence -- 1. Human Incompleteness -- 2. The Urge For Transcendence -- 3. Transcendence, Teleology, And The Good -- 14: Engagement, Immersion, And Enactment: The Role Of Spiritual Practice In Religious Belief -- 1. Intellect In Search Of Faith: The Cases Of Nagel And Of Putnam -- 2. The Primacy Of Praxis -- 3. How Spiritual Praxis Works John Cottingham. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.