To the same extent that I defend my philosophical writings against the accusation of crypto-theology, I am just as careful to assign to faith a crypto-philosophical function, which would surely be the case if it were expected to close the holes opened by the multiple aporias into which, it seems to me, such problems as the identity of the self through time or the open moral dilemmas because of the conflicts of duties. In this regard, I am careful to apply the question-answer schema to the relationship between philosophy and biblical faith, as if faith provided its own answers to the questions that philosophy would pose and leave open. It must be recognized that philosophy also often assumes the character of a response, just as faith is often a question. To understand the relationship between faith and philosophy, it is necessary to recognize the difference between problem and calling....read more