Alvin Plantinga, Michael Tooley

Knowledge of God

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780631193647
• ISBN-10: 0631193642
• Artikelnr.: 24426619

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements.

1 Against Naturalism (Alvin Plantinga).

2 Does God Exist? (Michael Tooley).

3 Reply to Tooley's Opening Statement (AlvinPlantinga).

4 Reply to Plantinga's Opening Statement (MichaelTooley).

5 Can Robots Think? Reply to Tooley's Second Statement (AlvinPlantinga).

6 Closing Statement and Response to Plantinga's Comments(Michael Tooley).

Bibliography.

Index.

Rezensionen

"I would recommend the book to professional philosophers ofreligion and philosophy graduate students for these significantcontributions." (Journal of Religion, 1 October 2010)

"The book's style is very different from other philosophy ofreligion texts, because it presents the issues within the contextof a lively debate, capturing the excitement of philosophicalargumentation and epitomizing how philosophy should be practiced."(American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Summer2010)"Alvin Plantinga and Michael Tooley here debate the questionwhether God's existence is known--or, at least, justifiablybelieved. As expected from two such distinguished philosophers,their discussion has the originality and intellectual weight torepay careful consideration, as much by philosophers of mind andepistemologists as by philosophers of religion." (Mind,October 2009)

"The book illuminates some important issues in philosophicaltheology. Recommended." (CHOICE, October 2008)

"I found this book strangely compelling ... .Plantinga usesan ingenious new version of the Design Argument to demonstrate 'theepistemic probability' that God exists; Tooley argues that 'thefact of evil' on our world makes the existence of a benevolent God'very unlikely.'" (Church Times, January 2009)

"The present volume, by two heavyweight analytical philosophers,is rather different from the usual pattern." (TheTablet)

"A very fine book, presenting arguments for and against theismand naturalism by two very distinguished philosophers. I stronglyrecommend it for graduate level courses." (Notre DamePhilosophical Reviews)"Knowledge of God is a work of major significance. There isno other debate-style book in the philosophy of religion that packsthe intellectual punches thrown by heavy-weights Plantinga andTooley. Excellent." -Thomas Senor,University of Arkansasz

"A rigorous yet accessible debate on central issues in thephilosophy of religion by two leading contributors to the field.When Plantinga and Tooley turn to discuss each other's views, theyshed light not only on these topics but on a whole range of furtherissues, including minds and materialism, propositional content,evolutionary explanation, and probabilistic reasoning. A first-rateexchange, full of philosophical insight." -EdwardWierenga, University of Rochester