Knowledge of God

Informationen zum Autor Alvin Plantinga is John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is widely known for his work in epistemology and philosophy of religion, and is the author of Warranted Christian Belief (2000). He is also editor (with Matthew Davidson) of Essays in the Metaphysics of Modality (2003). Michael Tooley is Distinguished College Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is well known for his work in metaphysics and applied ethics, and is the author of Time, Tense, and Causation (1997) and editor of Metaphysics (5 volumes, 1999). Klappentext Is belief in God justified? That's the fundamental question at the heart of this volume of the Great Debates in Philosophyseries. Alvin Plantinga and Michael Tooley each tackle the matter with distinctive arguments fromopposing perspectives. The book opens with an explanation of the philosophers' viewpoints, followed by a lively and engaging conversation in which each directly responds to the other's arguments. Zusammenfassung Is belief in God epistemically justified? That's the question at the heart of this volume in the Great Debates in Philosophy series! with Alvin Plantinga and Michael Tooley each addressing this fundamental question with distinctive arguments from opposing perspectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements. 1 Against Naturalism ( Alvin Plantinga ). 2 Does God Exist? ( Michael Tooley ). 3 Reply to Tooley's Opening Statement ( Alvin Plantinga ). 4 Reply to Plantinga's Opening Statement ( Michael Tooley ). 5 Can Robots Think? Reply to Tooley's Second Statement ( Alvin Plantinga ). 6 Closing Statement and Response to Plantinga's Comments ( Michael Tooley ). Bibliography. Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: a Plantigna, Plantinga, Alvin Plantinga, Alvin (University of Notre Dame) Tooley Plantinga, Alvin Tooley Plantinga, Michael Tooley
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.04.2008
• EAN: 9780631193647
• ISBN: 978-0-631-19364-7
• Pagine: 280
• Serie: Great Debates in Philosophy; Great Debates in Philosophy
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, RELIGION / Philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy of religion, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -