Alvin Plantinga b. 1932
Alvin Plantinga (born 1932) is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy and Christian Philosophy.
Alvin Plantinga is an American philosopher of religion, long associated with Calvin College and the University of Notre Dame, and the most influential analytic Christian philosopher of the late twentieth century. God and Other Minds and The Nature of Necessity defended modal arguments for the rationality of theistic belief, while his three-volume warrant trilogy proposed an externalist epistemology in which warrant requires properly functioning cognitive faculties aimed at truth in a congenial environment. Warranted Christian Belief argued that theistic belief, if true, is properly basic and so does not stand in need of evidentialist argument.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy, Christian Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Alvin Plantinga:
“Belief in God is properly basic.”
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Attributed to Alvin Plantinga:
“Warrant requires that one's cognitive faculties be functioning properly in a congenial environment.”
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Attributed to Alvin Plantinga:
“There is a deep concord between Christian belief and the methods of science, and a deep conflict between naturalism and science.”
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Attributed to Alvin Plantinga:
“If naturalism is true, the probability that our cognitive faculties are reliable is low.”
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Attributed to Alvin Plantinga:
“It is rational to believe in God without prior evidentialist proof.”
Frequently asked about Alvin Plantinga
- When was Alvin Plantinga born?
- Alvin Plantinga was born in 1932.
- Where was Alvin Plantinga from?
- Alvin Plantinga is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Alvin Plantinga associated with?
- Alvin Plantinga is associated with Analytic Philosophy and Christian Philosophy.
- What is Alvin Plantinga known for?
- Alvin Plantinga is an American philosopher of religion, long associated with Calvin College and the University of Notre Dame, and the most influential analytic Christian philosopher of the late twentieth century.
- How many quotes are attributed to Alvin Plantinga?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Alvin Plantinga in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.