The Attitude of Agnosticism

We often describe ourselves as agnostic on a wide range of topics such as does God exist is String Theory true or will the President win re-election? But what precisely does it mean to be agnostic? This monograph employs the tools and techniques of analytic philosophy to offer a broad account of what it means to be agnostic in both theological and non-theological contexts and offers a critical discussion of the major descriptive accounts of agnosticism in the contemporary analytic philosophical literature. Unlike most other volumes on the subject which approach the question from a theological point of view this is the first book-length discussion of agnosticism from a purely philosophical as opposed to theological point of view. It serves as a natural starting-point for students and specialists in philosophy and anyone who is interested in the topic of agnosticism through the lens of analytic philosophy.