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THEOLOGY, RATIONALITY AND TRUTH-CLAIMS: METATHEORETICAL REFLECTIONS ON SELF-DECEPTION

In: Religion and Theology
Author:
PIETER J. J. BOTHA Department of New Testament University of South Africa P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, 3 Republic of South Africa, Email: bothapjj@unisa.ac.za

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01 Jan 2005
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Abstract

<title> Abstract </title>Reflecting on self-deception makes us aware that this phenomenon is far more complex than a 'problem' or 'illness' in need of solution or therapy. It confronts us with the question of who we are and what kind of person we want to be. Truth and honesty are intertwined, and reality must also be conceived ethically: one cannot overestimate the precautions that must be taken to guard against obtaining proof from research that fits with what we expect to obtain, because our wishes and our preferences have led us to affect our awareness and cognitive faculties to respond in accordance with our expectations.

Title:
THEOLOGY, RATIONALITY AND TRUTH-CLAIMS: METATHEORETICAL REFLECTIONS ON SELF-DECEPTION
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/157430105X00013
Language:
English
Pages:
v–128
In:
Religion and Theology
In:
Volume 12: Issue 2
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1574-3012
Print ISSN:
1023-0807
Subjects:
General, Theology and World Christianity, History of Religion, Religious Studies, Religion & Society, Social Sciences

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