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Defending the Dangerous Idea: An Update on C.S. Lewis’ Argument from ReasonSehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal 1 (1): 43-56. 2007.
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C.S. Lewis’s Dangerous Idea: A Philosophical Defense of Lewis’s Argument from ReasonInterVarsity Press. 2003.
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‘The Lewis-Anscombe Controversy’: A Discussion of the IssuesChristian Scholar's Review 19 32-48. 1989.
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118The Argument from ReasonPhilo 2 (1): 33-45. 1999.In this paper I argue that the existence of human reason gives us good reason to suppose that God exists. If the world were as the materialist supposes it is, then we would not be able to reason to the conclusion that this is so. This contention is often challenged by the claim that mental and physical explanations can be given for the same event. But a close examination of the question of explanatory compatibility reveals that the sort of explanation that would have to be given for the event of…Read more
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190Eliminative materialism, cognitive suicide, and begging the questionMetaphilosophy 23 (4): 378-92. 1992.
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112Miracles and the case for theismInternational Journal for Philosophy of Religion 25 (1). 1989.THIS PAPER IS A DISCUSSION OF MACKIE’S HUMEAN ARGUMENT THAT MIRACLES CANNOT PLAY A ROLE IN A CASE FOR THEISM. I ARGUE THAT MACKIE IS MISTAKEN IN CONTENDING THAT MIRACLES CANNOT FORM PART OF A CASE FOR THEISM. IF THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT CERTAIN EVENTS DEVIATE FROM THE ORDINARY COURSE OF NATURE, AND IF AFFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WOULD RENDER THAT EVIDENCE MORE COMPREHENSIBLE THAN OTHERWISE, THEN IT MUST BE ADMITTED THAT EVIDENCE THAT THESE EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED IS EVIDENCE THAT GOD EXISTS
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99Ramsey on eliminativism and self‐refutationInquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 34 (4): 499-508. 1991.No abstract
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Glendale Community CollegeDepartment of Philosophy & Religious StudiesOther faculty (Postdoc, Visiting, etc)
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Religion |
Areas of Interest
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Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Philosophy of Physical Science |
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Religion |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |