
This Is The Third Volume In Alvin Plantinga's Trilogy On The Notion Of Warrant, Which He Defines As That Which Distinguishes Knowledge From True Belief. In This Volume, Plantinga Examines Warrant's Role In Theistic Belief, Tackling The Questions Of Whether It Is Rational, Reasonable, Justifiable, And Warranted To Accept Christian Belief And Whether There Is Something Epistemically Unacceptable In Doing So. He Contends That Christian Beliefs Are Warranted To The Extent That They Are Formed By Properly Functioning Cognitive Faculties, Thus, Insofar As They Are Warranted, Christian Beliefs Are Knowledge If They Are True.
This work investigates whether Christian belief can be considered rational and warranted within the framework of contemporary epistemology. Alvin Plantinga, a prominent philosopher of religion, utilizes his established theory of warrant—defined as the quality that transforms true belief into knowledge—to evaluate theistic claims. He argues that if Christian beliefs are true, they are warranted provided they are produced by cognitive faculties functioning according to their design plan in an appropriate environment. The text systematically addresses potential epistemic objections to religious faith, seeking to demonstrate that such belief is not inherently irrational.
What You Will Find
Experts in philosophy and theology recognize this text as a foundational contribution to analytic philosophy of religion. Readers frequently note the high level of academic density and the rigorous logical structure required to engage with Plantinga's complex epistemological arguments.
Page Count:
528
Publication Date:
2007-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019803024X
ISBN-13:
9780198030249
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