Rethinking the Existence of God Renewing Metaphysics after the Critical Turn

by Goodchild, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780198994145
• ISBN10: 0198994141
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2026-11-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author Biography

Philip Goodchild

Philip Goodchild is Professor of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, where he teaches both Philosophy and Theology. His principal research interests include modern French philosophy, especially Henri Bergson, Simone Weil, and Gilles Deleuze, continental philosophy of religion, the philosophy of political economy, and religious metaphysics as a resource for transformation in contemporary life.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Fresh Paradigms for MetaphysicsPart I. How to Think MetaphysicallyChapter 2. The Problem of GroundingChapter 3. The Problem of TransvaluationChapter 4. The Problem of OrientationPART II. How to Think GodChapter 5. The Way of Love: Transvaluing Christian PlatonismChapter 6. The Way of Comprehension: Transvaluing SpinozismChapter 7. The Way of Attention-Transvaluing French Spiritualism (Weil)ConclusionAppendix. Mattering, Sincerity, Trustworthiness