Philosophy of Religions and Cultures

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Introduction
The philosophy of religions has been regarded as one of the most important aspects for
shaping up the cultures of the society. The aim of this essay is to discuss about the role of the
philosophy in the different cultures of the society and religions. It has to be mentioned that the
religions play a vital role in the cohesion of different people within the society. This is why the
people would have to be very cautious about the ways they could live within the society where
people from the different religions live (Griffith-Dickson, 2012).
In a multicultural society, people from different religions have to live in harmony to
avoid the conflicts and collisions in their viewpoints and seeing the society in different ways.
The different religious traditions have different central themes and this has to conform to the
general view of the society (Avis, 2013). The people outside the society would have to view this
phenomenon from how organized the society is and how they co-exist irrespective of their
different traditions. There are several challenges in this context as well to live in the society with
different viewpoints and still living as a cohesive unit.
The philosophy of religions and culture
The philosophy of the religions is basically the study of the religion and culture from
various angles regarding the philosophical interpretations. Several concepts, themes and beliefs
would have to be analyzed in this section indeed (Griffith-Dickson, 2012). Many philosophical
terms and beliefs would have to be discussed in this context since the arguments would focus on
the religious interpretations of philosophy from the viewpoints of the several people indeed. The
study of the philosophy of religions has often been made limited within the sphere of the several
theistic religions (Gall, 2012). The relevant studies have been made in this context since the

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concepts of God and reality have been intermixed for the better outcomes indeed. This study has
received a broader and global approach indeed. The religious traditions could be divided into the
theism and non-theism (Broad, 2014). The philosophers have followed both the traditional and
analytic traditions in order to talk about the concept. The study about the philosophy and
religions will be broad and diversified. The decisions will depend on the outcomes based on the
religious themes and interpretations. Both the philosophical and religious thinkers have pointed
their opinions from the Eastern and Western sections. The discussions will surely range upon the
different fields like theology, psychology, sociology, history, natural sciences and others (Broad,
2014).
The philosophy has been practiced in the several regions like Europe and North America.
Some of the potential factors that could be described in this context are- diversity of religions,
religious languages and beliefs, concepts related to God or the Ultimate Reality, arguments made
in favor and against the existence of God in this world, miracles that happen in the world by God
and the problems related to evils and suffering in this world as well (Randau & Medinskaya,
2015). The analytic view of the philosophy or religion depends on the clarity of the different
ideas and concepts. It is because the various religious ideas and concepts are often regarded as
vague indeed (Avis, 2013). The religious sayings are often mysterious and the underlying things
would have to be acknowledged properly indeed. The aspect of the logical positivism could be
attributed to the use of the religious philosophy (Randau & Medinskaya, 2015). The basic things
could be full of much ambiguity indeed. In this light it can be said that the several religious
sayings like ‘Atman is Brahman’ can be considered as completely meaningless indeed. The
context of the logical positivism became much prominent in the mid centuries so this belief of
the philosophy of religions became much intense indeed (Ferré, 2013).