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Naturalism Defeated?
Essays on Plantinga's Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
Résumé
Plantinga's argument is aimed at metaphysical naturalism or roughly the view that no supernatural beings exist. Naturalism is typically conjoined with evolution as an explanation of the existence and diversity of life. Plantinga's claim is that one who holds to the truth of both naturalism and evolution is irrational in doing so. More specifically, because the probability that unguided evolution would have produced reliable cognitive faculties is either low or inscrutable, one who holds both naturalism and evolution acquires a "defeater" for every belief he/she holds, including the beliefs associated with naturalism and evolution.
Détails de l'édition
- ISBN-13
- 9780801439728
- ISBN-10
- 0801439728
- EAN
- 9780801439728
- Éditeur
- Cornell university press (Ithaca, N.Y.)
- Date de publication
- 1 janvier 2002
- Langue
- en
- Pages
- 0
Provenance des données
- language Google Books · 8 septembre 2026
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- publication_date BnF Catalogue général · 23 juillet 2026
- subtitle Open Library · 30 juillet 2026
- summary Google Books · 8 septembre 2026
- title Google Books · 8 septembre 2026