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| Genre/Form: | Aufsatzsammlung |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Alvin Plantinga |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jerry L Walls; Trent A Dougherty |
| ISBN: | 9780190842222 0190842229 9780190842215 0190842210 |
| OCLC Number: | 1097548584 |
| Accession No: | (DE-576)510521282 (DE-599)BSZ510521282 |
| Description: | xi, 484 Seiten 24 cm |
| Contents: | List of ContributorsIntroduction* Jerry L. Walls and Trent DoughertyI. Half a Dozen (or so) Ontological (or Metaphysical) Arguments(A) The Argument from Intentionality (or Aboutness)* Lorraine Keller(B) The Argument from Collections* Christopher Menzel(C) The Argument from (Natural) Numbers* Tyron Goldshmidt (D) The Argument from Counterfactuals* Alex Pruss(E) The Argument from Physical Constants* Robin Collins (F) The Naive Teleological Argument* C. Stephen Evans(H) The Ontological Argument* Elizabeth Burns(I) Why is there Anything at All?* Josh Rasmussen and Christopher Gregory WeaverII. Half a Dozen Epistemological Arguments(J) The Argument from Positive Epistemic Status* Justin Barrett(K) The Argument from the Confluence of Proper Function and Reliability* Alex Arnold (L) The Argument from Simplicity and (M) The Argument from Induction* Bradley Monton(N) The Putnamian Argument (the Argument from the Rejection of Global Skepticism) [also, (O) The Argument from Reference and (K) The Argument from the Confluence of Proper Function and Reliability] * Evan Fales(N) The Putnamian Argument, (O) The Argument from Reference, and (P) The Kripke-Wittgenstein Argument from Plus and Quus * Dan Bonevac(Q) The General Argument from Intuition.* Rob KoonsIII. Moral Arguments(R) Moral Arguments (actually R1 to Rn)* David Baggett(R*) The Argument from Evil* Hud HudsonIV. Other Arguments(S) The Argument from Colors and Flavors * Richard Swinburne(T) The Argument from Love and (Y) The Argument from the Meaning of Life* Jerry Walls(U) The Mozart Argument and (V) The Argument from Play and Enjoyment* Philip Tallon(W) Arguments from Providence and from Miracles* Tim McGrew(X) C.S. Lewis's Argument from Nostalgia* Todd Buras and Mike Cantrell(Z) The Argument from (A) to (Y)* Ted PostonV. "Or so": Three More ArgumentsThe Kalam Cosmological Argument* William Lane CraigThe Argument from Possibility* Brian LeftowThe Argument from the Incompleteness of Nature* Bruce GordonAfterword - Trent Dougherty and Alvin Plantinga: An Interview on Faith and ReasonAppendix 1: Plantinga's Original "Two Dozen or (So) Theistic Arguments" |
| Responsibility: | edited by Jerry L. Walls and Trent Dougherty |
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Proofs for the existence of God are always of interest to theologians and philosophers of religion, and the prospect of seriously considering 'two dozen or so' of them from Plantinga is mouth-watering. The arguments themselves are novel and fascinating, and treated by authors of extraordinarily high quality. * Stephen Davis, Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College * this is an essential volume for those interested in current trends in natural theology ... it is hard to imagine subsequent treatments of theistic arguments not using this volume as a regular point of reference, just as with the original lecture that inspired it. * Robert MacSwain, Reading Religion * The volume's comprehensive scope, detailed treatment, and innovative character make it an essential text for those interested in the current state-of-play of natural theology within the analytic tradition * Robert MacSwain, Reading Religion * Recommended. * CHOICE * Read more...
