James P. Carse

James P. Carse (December 24, 1932 – September 25, 2020) was an American academic who was Professor Emeritus of history and literature of religion at New York University. His book Finite and Infinite Games was widely influential. He was religious "in the sense that I am endlessly fascinated with the unknowability of what it means to be human, to exist at all."

James P. Carse
Born(1932-12-24)December 24, 1932
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
DiedSeptember 25, 2020(2020-09-25) (aged 87)
Era20th/21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern Philosophy
Main interests
Religion, Metaphysics, Epistemology
Notable ideas
Game Theory, Ontology

Carse's recent work on religion and belief provides a foil to New Atheism. His ideas about religion and belief were featured on the May 4, 2012 CBC Radio series Ideas titled After Atheism: New Perspectives on God and Religion, Part 4.

His novel PhDeath: The Puzzler Murders was published in the fall of 2016.

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