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Charting a "middle way" between the extremes represented by Alvin Plantinga and Richard Swinburne, Garth Hallett explores the thesis that if belief in other minds is rational and true (as it surely is), so too is belief in God. He makes a strong case that when this parity claim is appropriately restricted to a single, sound other-minds belief, belief in God and belief in other minds do prove epistemically comparable. This result, and the distinctive path that leads to it, will interest students and scholars in philosophy of religion and theology. "Hallet proposes a lateral shift in our thinking by undertaking an exploration of what "rationally and good evidence look like in areas where standard criteria do not apply" (p.9). The goal is to promote fresh vision through a shift in perspective."--The Review of Metaphysics
This book investigates whether the rational justification for belief in other minds can serve as a viable, comparable foundation for belief in God. Garth L. Hallett, a scholar in the field of philosophy of religion, navigates the intellectual divide between the approaches of Alvin Plantinga and Richard Swinburne. By proposing a parity claim, the author argues that when restricted to specific, sound instances, the epistemic structure supporting belief in other minds mirrors the structure required for belief in the divine. The work seeks to shift the reader's perspective on what constitutes rational evidence in domains where traditional empirical criteria are often deemed insufficient.
What You Will Find
Experts and scholars in the philosophy of religion identify this text as a nuanced contribution to the debate surrounding the rationality of theistic belief. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended primarily for those already familiar with contemporary analytic theology and epistemology.
Page Count:
162
Publication Date:
2003-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press 1/1/
ISBN-10:
0195799887
ISBN-13:
9780195799880
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