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The Nature of Necessity » Read Now
by Alvin Plantinga. 258 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

This book, one of the first full-length studies of the modalities to emerge from the debate to which Saul Kripke, David Lewis, Ruth Marcus, and others are contributing, is an exploration and defense of the notion of modality de re, the idea that objects have both essential and accidental properties...
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This book, one of the first full-length studies of the modalities to emerge from the debate to which Saul Kripke, David Lewis, Ruth Marcus, and others are contributing, is an exploration and defense of the notion of modality de re, the idea that objects have both essential and accidental properties. Plantinga develops his argument by means of the notion of possible worlds and ranges over such key problems as the nature of essence, transworld identity, negative existential propositions, and the existence of unactual objects in other possible worlds. He also applies his logical theories to the elucidation of two problems in the philosophy of religion: the problem of evil and the ontological argument.
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Warranted Christian Belief » Read Now
by Alvin Plantinga. 508 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

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...
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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.
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Warrant: The Current Debate » Read Now
by Alvin T. Plantinga. 228 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...WARRANT: THE CURRENT DEBATE Alvin Plantinga New York Oxford OXFORD UNIVERSITY...Ibadan Copyright 1993 by Alvin Plantinga Published by Oxford...
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Meaning and Truth: Essential Readings in Modern Semantics (includes "Actualism and Possible Worlds" by Alvin Plantinga) » Read Now
by Jay L. Garfield, Murray Kiteley. 638 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...Actualism and Possible Worlds Alvin Plantinga 485 The Trouble...Actualism and Possible Worlds" by Alvin Plantinga originally appeared in Theoria...Kripke, Weisler...
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Faith after Foundationalism: Plantinga-Rorty-Lindbeck-Berger: Critiques and Alternatives » Read Now
by D. Z. Phillips. 331 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

In a brilliant series of essays, the distinguished philosopher D. Z. Phillips explores the alternatives for faith after foundationalism. A significant exploration of post-foundationalist thought in its own right, "Faith After Foundationalism" is also an important evaluation and critique of the...
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In a brilliant series of essays, the distinguished philosopher D. Z. Phillips explores the alternatives for faith after foundationalism. A significant exploration of post-foundationalist thought in its own right, "Faith After Foundationalism" is also an important evaluation and critique of the theological implications of the views of Alvin Plantinga, Richard Rorty, George Lindbeck, and Peter Berger.
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The Worlds of Possibility: Modal Realism and the Semantics of Modal Logic » Read Now
by Charles S. Chihara. 350 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Charles Chihara gives a thorough critical exposition of modal realism, the philosophical doctrine that there exist many possible worlds of which the actual world--the universe in which we live--is just one. The striking success of possible-worlds semantics in modal logic has made this ontological...
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Charles Chihara gives a thorough critical exposition of modal realism, the philosophical doctrine that there exist many possible worlds of which the actual world--the universe in which we live--is just one. The striking success of possible-worlds semantics in modal logic has made this ontological doctrine attractive. Modal realists maintain that philosophers must accept the existence of possible worlds if they wish to have the benefit of using possible-worlds semantics to assess modal arguments and explain modal principles. Chihara challenges this claim, and argues instead for modality without worlds; he offers a new account of the role of interpretations or structures of the formal languages of logic.
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Atheism: A Philosophical Justification » Read Now
by Michael Martin. 546 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Using notions from foundationalist epistemology, Alvin Plantinga has maintained that belief in God is basic, so it...shown to be completely inadequate. For example, Alvin...