a study of the rational justification of belief in God /
First Statement of Responsibility
by Alvin Plantinga.
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Ithaca, N.Y.,
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Cornell University Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[1967]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xi, 277 pages
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23 cm.
SERIES
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Contemporary philosophy
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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pt. 1: Natural theology -- The cosmological argument -- The ontological argument (1) -- The ontological argument (2) -- The teleological argument -- pt. 2: Natural atheology -- The problem of evil -- The free will defense -- Verificationism and other atheologica -- pt. 3: God and other minds -- Other minds and analogy -- Alternatives to the analogical position -- God and analogy.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Can belief in God be rationally justified? Reviewing in detail traditional and modern arguments for and against the existence of God, Professor Plantinga concludes that they must all be judged unsuccessful. He then turns to the related philosophical problem of the existence of other minds, and defends the so-called analogical argument against current criticisms. He goes on to show, however, that although this argument affords us the best reasons we have for belief in other minds, it finally succumbs to the same malady that afflicts the teleological argument of God.