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Knowledge and reality : essays in honor of Alvin Plantinga / edited by Thomas M. Crisp, Matthew Davidson and David Vander Laan.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Philosophical studies series ; v. 103.
- Philosophical studies series ; v. 103
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Metaphysics.
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Genre:
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 332 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, [2006]
- Summary:
- This volume comprises essays presented to Alvin Plantinga on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Plantinga is one of the leading figures in Anglo-American metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of religion; his work in these areas has been the focus of wide scholarly attention. This collection of essays, all of which were written specifically for this volume in honor of Plantinga's 70th birthday, ranges broadly over topics in metaphysics and epistemology and includes contributions by some of the best philosophers writing today. The volume will be of particular interest to metaphysicians, epistemologists, philosophers of religion and theologians as it includes important recent work by some of the leading thinkers in these fields.
- With contributions from William P. Alson, Michael Bergmann, Richard Fumerton, Jeann Ismael, Jonathan Kvanvig, Trenton Merricks, Richard Otte, John Pollock, Michael C. Rea, Eleonore Stump, James Tomberlin, Peter van Inwagen, Nicholas Wolterstorff, and Keith yandell.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Actualism and Presentism / James E. Tomberlin 1
- Chapter 2 Properties / Peter Van Inwagen 15
- Chapter 3 So You Think You Exist? In Defense of Nolipsism / Jenann Ismael, John L. Pollock 35
- Chapter 4 Substance and Artifact in Aquinas's Metaphysics / Eleonore Stump 63
- Chapter 5 Epistemology and Metaphysics / William P. Alston 81
- Chapter 6 Historicizing the Belief-Forming Self / Nicholas Wolterstorff 111
- Chapter 7 A Dilemma for Internalism / Michael Bergmann 137
- Chapter 8 Epistemic Intemalism, Philosophical Assurance and the Skeptical Predicament / Richard Fumerton 179
- Chapter 9 Scientific Naturalism and the Value of Knowledge / Jonathan Kvanvig 193
- Chapter 10 Naturalism and Moral Realism / Michael C. Rea 215
- Chapter 11 A Problem with Bayesian Conditionalization / Richard Otte 243
- Chapter 12 Materialism and Post-Mortem Survival / Keith E. Yandell 257
- Chapter 13 Split Brains and the Godhead / Trenton Merricks 299.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1402047320
- 1402047339
- OCLC:
- 70178039
- Publisher Number:
- 9781402047329
- 9781402047336
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