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There is a place for intelligent design in the philosophy of biology : intelligent design in (philosophy of) biology : some legitimate rolesIn Francisco José Ayala & Robert Arp (eds.), Contemporary debates in philosophy of biology, Wiley-blackwell. 2010.
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20Stenmark, Plantinga, and Scientific NeutralityFaith and Philosophy 21 (3): 353-364. 2004.In the preceding article Mikael Stenll1ark rejects both (a) Alvin Plantinga's specific arguments aimed at legitimating' Augustinian' science (or more generally 'worldview-partisan' science) and (b) the legitimacy of such 'sciences.' After contending further that the Augustinian-science strategy is in any case not the most appropriate response by believers to the matters motivating Plantinga's attempt, Stenmark then offers an alternative strategic proposal of his own. In the following response, I…Read more
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141Nomo(theo)logical NecessityFaith and Philosophy 4 (4): 383-402. 1987.The issues of just what laws of nature are and what makes statements law-like have been more discussed than advanced. After exploring the general area and uncovering some difficulties which, I suspect, make the case even knottier than generally imagined, I argue that certain resources available only to the theist---in particular, counterfactuals of God’s freedom---may provide the materials needed for constructing solutions.
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580Design Theory and its Critics: Monologues Passing in the Night (review)Ars Disputandi 2 240-255. 2002.
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