[PDF] The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism eBook

Author : James K. Beilby
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,45 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780801487637

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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.

Author : Jim Slagle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 42,4 MB
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1350173118

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Intro -- Half-title Page -- Series Page -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1 Context -- 1 The Cartesian Dream -- 2 Quinean Tonic -- 3 Naturalized Epistemology Reformed -- Part 2 Preliminaries -- 4 Terms of Engagement -- 5 The Evolution of the Evolutionary Argument -- 6 Elimination Game -- Part 3 Argument -- 7 The Probability Thesis -- 8 The Defeater Thesis -- 9 The End of the Argument -- Part 4 Objections -- 10 Analogies, Coherence, and Evolution -- 11 Expanding the Target -- 12 Loose Ends -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography of the EAAN -- Index -- Copyright.

Author : Alvin Plantinga
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,53 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199812101

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In this long-awaited book, pre-eminent analytical philosopher Alvin Plantinga argues that the conflict between science and theistic religion is actually superficial, and that at a deeper level they are in concord.

Author : Jim Slagle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,45 MB
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1350173126

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Contemporary discussions in metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of mind are dominated by the presupposition of naturalism. Arguing against this established convention, Jim Slagle offers a thorough defence of Alvin Plantinga's Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism (EAAN) and in doing so, reveals how it shows that evolution and naturalism are incompatible. Charting the development of Plantinga's argument, Slagle asserts that the probability of our cognitive faculties reliably producing true beliefs is low if ontological naturalism is true, and therefore all other beliefs produced by these faculties, including naturalism itself, are self-defeating. He critiques other well-known epistemological approaches, including those of Descartes and Quine, and deftly counters the many objections against the EAAN to conclude that metaphysical naturalism should be rejected on the grounds of self-defeat. By situating Plantinga's argument within a wider context and showing that science and evolution cannot entail naturalism, Slagle renders this most common metaphysical view irrational. As such, the book advocates an important reconsideration of contemporary thought at the intersection of philosophy, science and religion.

Author : Michael Cannon Rea
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 35,92 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199247609

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"Philosophical naturalism has dominated the Western academy for well over a century. According to Michael Rea, however, there is an important sense in which naturalism's status as orthodoxy is without rational foundation, and the costs of embracing it are surprisingly high. The goal of World without Design is to defend these two claims, with special attention to the second." "The first part of the book aims to provide a fair and historically informed characterization of naturalism. The second part argues for the striking thesis that naturalists are committed to rejecting realism about material objects, materialism, and perhaps realism about other minds. Rea concludes by examining two alternative research programs: intuitionism and supernaturalism, and argues for the conclusion that, under certain circumstances, intuitionism is self-defeating."

Author : Jim Slagle
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 18,82 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Evolution (Biology)
ISBN : 9781350173149

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"Contemporary discussions in metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of mind are dominated by the presupposition of naturalism. Arguing against this established convention, Jim Slagle offers a thorough defence of Alvin Plantinga's Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism (EAAN) and in doing so, reveals how it shows that evolution and naturalism are incompatible. Charting the development of Plantinga's argument, Slagle asserts that the probability of our cognitive faculties reliably producing true beliefs is low if ontological naturalism is true, and therefore all other beliefs produced by these faculties, including naturalism itself, are self-defeating. He critiques other well-known epistemological approaches, including those of Descartes and Quine, and deftly counters the many objections against the EAAN to conclude that metaphysical naturalism should be rejected on the grounds of self-defeat. By situating Plantinga's argument within a wider context and showing that science and evolution cannot entail naturalism, Slagle renders this most common metaphysical view irrational. As such, the book advocates an important reconsideration of contemporary thought at the intersection of philosophy, science and religion."--

Author : Graham Macdonald
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 13,94 MB
Release : 2006-09-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199270260

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Teleosemantics seeks to explain meaning and other intentional phenomena in terms of their function in the life of the species. This volume of new essays from an impressive line-up of well-known contributors offers a valuable summary of the current state of the teleosemantics debate.

Author : Alvin Plantinga
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 39,84 MB
Release : 2009-02-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1444301314

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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. The first half of the book contains each philosopher's explanation of his particular view; the second half allows them to directly respond to each other's arguments, in a lively and engaging conversation Offers the reader a one of a kind, interactive discussion Forms part of the acclaimed Great Debates in Philosophy series

Author : Phillip E. Johnson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,54 MB
Release : 1998-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830819294

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Phillip E. Johnson exposes the flawed underpinnings of naturalism in this discussion of evolution, sex education, abortion, God, the search for a grand unified theory in physics, what our public schools should teach, the basis of law and more.

Author : Daniel C. Dennett
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 17,62 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :

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An enlightening discussion that will motivate students to think critically, the book opens with Plantinga's assertion that Christianity is compatible with evolutionary theory because Christians believe that God created the living world, and it is entirely possible that God did so by using a process of evolution.