God and other minds : a study of the rational justification of belief in God / by Alvin Plantinga.

Author
Plantinga, Alvin [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1967.
  • ©1967.
Description
xi, 277 pages ; 23 cm.

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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.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliographical footnotes.
    Contents
    • 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.
    ISBN
    • 0801403383 ((paperback))
    • 9780801403385 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    67020519
    OCLC
    383698
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