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88Tooley and evil: A replyAustralasian Journal of Philosophy 60 (1). 1982.The author replies to Michael Tooley's comments ('Alvin Plantinga and the argument from evil', Australasian journal of philosophy, December 1980) on his treatment of the argument from evil in The nature of necessity; he argues that Toole's remarks constitute at best a mere galimatias
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192Is Theism Really a Miracle?Faith and Philosophy 3 (2): 109-134. 1986.In this paper I outline and discuss the central claims and arguments of J. L. Mackie’s The Miracle of Theism. Mackie argues, in essence, that none of the traditional theistic arguments is successful taken either one at a time or in tandem, that the theist does nothave a satisfactory response to the problem of evil, and that on balance the theistic hypothesis is much less probable than is its denial. He then concludes that theism is unsatisfactory and rationally unacceptable. I argue that he is m…Read more
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144Augustinian Christian PhilosophyThe Monist 75 (3): 291-320. 1992.How does Christianity bear on philosophy? Is there such a thing as Christian philosophy, or are there only Christians who are also philosophers? How should Christianity and philosophy be related? Should they be related? In “Advice to Christian Philosophers” I said that Christian philosophers should display more autonomy: they have their own fish to fry, their own projects to pursue,. Here I want to say more about what these projects are like. And the right way to think about these matters, so it…Read more
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51What’s The Question?Journal of Philosophical Research 20 19-43. 1995.Two kinds of critical questions have been asked about the propriety or rightness of Christian beliefs. The first is the de facto question: is Christian belief true? The second is the de jure question: is it rational, or reasonable, or intellectually acceptable, or rationally justifiable? This second question is much harder to locate than you’d guess from looking at the literature. In “Perceiving God” William AIston suggests that the (or a) right question here is the question of “the practical ra…Read more
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43. Rechtfertigung und das klassische BildIn Gewährleisteter Christlicher Glaube, De Gruyter. pp. 77-127. 2015.
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163Divine action in the world (synopsis)Ratio 19 (4). 2006.The following is a synopsis of the paper presented by Alvin Plantinga at the RATIO conference on The Meaning of Theism held in April 2005 at the University of Reading. The synopsis has been prepared by the Editor, with the author’s approval, from a handout provided by the author at the conference. The paper reflects on whether religious belief of a traditional Christian kind can be maintained consistently with accepting our modern scientific worldview. Many theologians, and also many scientists,…Read more
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60On being evidentially challengedIn Daniel Howard-Snyder (ed.), The Evidential Argument From Evil, Indiana University Press. pp. 244--261. 1996.
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Coherentism and the Evidentialist Objection to Theistic BeliefIn William Wainwright & Robert Audi (eds.), Rationality, Religious Belief, and Moral Commitment: New Essays in the Philosophy of Religion, Cornell University Press. 1986.
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2Reformed EpistemologyIn Charles Taliaferro, Paul Draper & Philip L. Quinn (eds.), A Companion to the Philosophy of Religion, Wiley-blackwell. 2010.
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24Functionalism and MaterialismPhilosophia Christi 14 (1): 49-54. 2012.My major dispute with Michael Tooley’s response (“Plantinga’s New Argument against Materialism”) to my original article is with his philosophy of mind. Tooley’s objection depends on a functionalist account of mental states such as beliefs, desires and intentions. I offer reasons to reject functionalism and, hence, the same goes for any objection to my argument that is based on or presupposes functionalism.
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11The ontological argument from St. Anselm to contemporary philosophers (edited book)Macmillan. 1965.
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451Methodological NaturalismOrigins and Design 18 (1): 18-27. 1997.The philosophical doctrine of methodological naturalism holds that, for any study of the world to qualify as "scientific," it cannot refer to God's creative activity (or any sort of divine activity). The methods of science, it is claimed, "give us no purchase" on theological propositions--even if the latter are true--and theology therefore cannot influence scientific explanation or theory justification. Thus, science is said to be religiously neutral, if only because science and religion are, by…Read more
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``Reason and Belief in God"In Alvin Plantinga & Nicholas Wolterstorff (eds.), Faith and Rationality: Reason and Belief in God, Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press. pp. 16-94. 1983.
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64Justification in the 20th CenturyPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research 50 (n/a): 45-71. 1990.
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142Science and Religion: Why Does the Debate Continue?In Melville Y. Stewart (ed.), Science and Religion in Dialogue, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 299--316. 2010.This chapter contains sections titled: * 1 Science and Secularism * 2 Evolution * Acknowledgment * Notes * References
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Areas of Specialization
Epistemology |
Philosophy of Religion |
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Religion |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |