Alvin Plantinga’s book "Warrant and Proper Function"
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Alvin Plantinga’s book "Warrant and Proper Function" is a major work in analytic epistemology that develops his theory of warrant by arguing that knowledge arises when cognitive faculties function properly according to a design plan in an appropriate epistemic environment.
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Target entity: Alvin Plantinga’s book "Warrant and Proper Function" Context triple: [Reformed epistemology, relatedWork, Alvin Plantinga’s book "Warrant and Proper Function"]
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The Analytic Theist
The Analytic Theist is a collection of essays and interviews by philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores and defends the rationality of theistic belief using tools of contemporary analytic philosophy.
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Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism
"Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism" is a philosophical work that develops Charles Hartshorne’s process-oriented, neoclassical conception of God and offers a rigorous logical defense of theism.
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Anselm's Proslogion
Anselm's Proslogion is a 11th-century philosophical and theological work by Anselm of Canterbury that famously presents the original formulation of the ontological argument for the existence of God.
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Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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E.
The Coherence of Theism
The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Alvin Plantinga’s book "Warrant and Proper Function" Target entity description: Alvin Plantinga’s book "Warrant and Proper Function" is a major work in analytic epistemology that develops his theory of warrant by arguing that knowledge arises when cognitive faculties function properly according to a design plan in an appropriate epistemic environment.
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A.
The Analytic Theist
The Analytic Theist is a collection of essays and interviews by philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores and defends the rationality of theistic belief using tools of contemporary analytic philosophy.
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B.
The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology
The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology is an academic volume that presents contemporary philosophical and theological arguments for the existence and nature of God, featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field.
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C.
Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism
"Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism" is a philosophical work that develops Charles Hartshorne’s process-oriented, neoclassical conception of God and offers a rigorous logical defense of theism.
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D.
Anselm's Proslogion
Anselm's Proslogion is a 11th-century philosophical and theological work by Anselm of Canterbury that famously presents the original formulation of the ontological argument for the existence of God.
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E.
Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy of mind
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| author | Alvin Plantinga ⓘ |
| containsDiscussionOf |
cognitive malfunction
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epistemic defeat ⓘ naturalistic accounts of function ⓘ reliabilist theories of knowledge ⓘ warranted belief ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
classical foundationalism
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internalist theories of justification ⓘ naturalistic epistemology ⓘ |
| field | epistemology ⓘ |
| follows | Warrant: The Current Debate ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
contemporary epistemology
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debates about externalism and internalism ⓘ debates about religious epistemology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Reformed epistemology
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Thomas Reid ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
design plan in epistemology
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proper function account of warrant ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainThesis |
A belief has warrant when it is produced by cognitive faculties functioning properly according to a design plan
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Naturalistic accounts of proper function face serious difficulties ⓘ Properly functioning cognitive faculties must operate in an appropriate epistemic environment for warrant ⓘ The design plan governing cognitive faculties is aimed at truth ⓘ Warrant is that which turns true belief into knowledge ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
design plan
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epistemic environment ⓘ epistemic justification ⓘ knowledge ⓘ proper function ⓘ reliabilism ⓘ warrant ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Warrant trilogy ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionDefended |
externalism about knowledge
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proper functionalism about warrant ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| precedes | Warranted Christian Belief ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Warrant: The Current Debate
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Warranted Christian Belief ⓘ |
| subfield | analytic epistemology ⓘ |
| supportsView | externalist theories of warrant ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
graduate students in philosophy
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professional philosophers ⓘ |
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