Naturalism defeated? : essays on Plantinga's evolutionary argument against naturalism
Naturalism defeated
Bok · Engelsk · 2002
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| Omfang | x, 283 sider
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| Opplysninger | pt. 1. Science and evolution. Naturalism defended / William Ramsey ; Is science biologically possible? / Jerry Fodor ; Darwin's doubt, Calvin's calvary / Evan Fales -- pt. 2. Skepticism. Commonsense naturalism / Michael Bergmann ; Plantinga's evolutionary meditations / Ernest Sosa ; Can atheists know anything? / James Van Cleve -- pt. 3. Conditional probabilities and confirmation theory. A house divided against itself cannot stand / Timothy O'Connor ; Conditional probabilities in Plantinga's argument / Richard Otte -- pt. 4. The nature of epistemic defeat. The illusion of defeat / W.J. Talbott ; Conditional probability and defeat / Trenton Merricks ; Plantinga, naturalism, and defeat / William Alston -- Reply to Beilby's cohorts / Alvin Plantinga.. - Plantinga's argument is aimed at metaphysical naturalism or roughly the view that no supernatural beings exist. Naturalism is typically conjoined with evolution as an explanation of the existence and diversity of life. Plantinga's claim is that one who holds to the truth of both naturalism and evolution is irrational in doing so. More specifically, because the probability that unguided evolution would have produced reliable cognitive faculties is either low or inscrutable, one who holds both naturalism and evolution acquires a "defeater" for every belief he/she holds, including the beliefs associated with naturalism and evolution.
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| Emner | Plantinga, Alvin
Human evolution. Knowledge, Theory of. Naturalism. naturalisme evolusjon metafysikk filosofi teori |
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| ISBN | 0801439728. - 0801487633
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