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Hugh Chandler

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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    Wittgenstein on the Resurrection
    Philosophical Investigations 33 (4): 321-338. 2010.
    Wittgenstein probably did not believe in Christ's Resurrection (as an historical event), but he may well have believed that if he had achieved a higher level of devoutness he would believe it. His view seems to have been that devout Christians are right in holding onto this belief tenaciously even though, in fact, it's false. It's historical falsity, is compatible with its religious validity, so to speak. So far as I can see, he did not think that devout Christians should believe that it doesn't…Read more
    ResurrectionLudwig Wittgenstein
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    Cook's reductionis
    Philosophia 17 (4): 509-515. 1987.
    20th Century Philosophy
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    Does God Necessarly Exist?
    If God necessarily exists this has some interesting consequences. In this little note I mention some of these.
    Philosophy of Religion, Misc
  •  1269
    Putnam on Realism
    In 1974 Putnam was a ‘realist’ in regard to the physical world. By 1981 he had become a 'non-realist' in this regard. (I don’t know where he stands today.) In this paper I argue that his realism was more plausible than his non-realism. The physical world is what it is independently of any rational being’s interpretation of it.
    Metaphysical Realism
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    Some Remarks on Hills's The Beloved Self
    Here are a few remarks in regard to the first section of Alison Hills’s The Beloved Self. The topic is various forms of ‘Egoism.’ These are taken to be theories of practical reason – alternative answers to the question ‘what have I reason to do?’
    Moral Reasoning and Motivation, MiscMoral RationalityMoral Reasons
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    Augustine's Argument for the Existence of God
    Roughly speaking, Augustine claims that ‘Immutable Truth’ is superior to the human mind and, consequently a legitimate candidate for the role of God. Clearly there is such a thing as Immutable Truth. So either that is God, or there is something superior to Immutable Truth, and that superior thing is God. I spell out this argument, and offer some objections to it.
    Ontological Arguments for Theism, MiscAugustineArguments for Theism, Misc