Grammar of Assent
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Grammar of Assent is a philosophical and theological work by John Henry Newman that explores how individuals come to hold religious beliefs with certainty despite limited logical proof.
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| Grammar of Assent canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
limits of formal logic in matters of faith
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psychology of belief ⓘ relationship between evidence and belief ⓘ role of the will in belief ⓘ |
| argues |
that certainty in religious belief can be justified without strict logical demonstration
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that informal reasoning contributes to firm assent ⓘ that the illative sense guides the mind to assent ⓘ |
| author | John Henry Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores | how individuals come to hold religious beliefs with certainty despite limited logical proof ⓘ |
| fullTitle | An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I: Assent and Apprehension
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Part II: Assent and Inference ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance | defense of the rationality of religious belief ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Catholic theology
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Newman studies ⓘ analytic philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian logic
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British empiricism ⓘ Catholic tradition ⓘ Christian theology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
conscience
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illative sense ⓘ implicit reasoning ⓘ notional assent ⓘ real assent ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
assent
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belief ⓘ certainty ⓘ faith and reason ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ religious epistemology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinction between real and notional assent
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introduction of the concept of the illative sense ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| publisher | Burns, Oates, and Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent
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Apologia Pro Vita Sua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| structure | two parts ⓘ |
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