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Warrant and Proper Function
Alvin Plantinga
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Description for Warrant and Proper Function
Paperback. Professor Plantinga is known for distinguished work in the fields of epistemology and philosophy of religion. In this companion volume to "Warrant: The Current Debate", Plantinga develops an original approach to the question of what justifies true belief and makes it knowledge. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Professor Plantinga is known for distinguished work in the fields of epistemology and philosophy of religion. In this companion volume to Warrant: The Current Debate, Plantinga develops an original approach to the question of what justifies belief and makes it knowledge. He argues that what is crucial to turning true belief into knowledge is the "proper functioning" of one's cognitive faculties, and this clears the way for the proposal that a belief is warranted whenever it is the product of properly functioning cognitive processes. Although this is in some sense a sequel to the companion volume, the arguments in no ... Read more
Professor Plantinga is known for distinguished work in the fields of epistemology and philosophy of religion. In this companion volume to Warrant: The Current Debate, Plantinga develops an original approach to the question of what justifies belief and makes it knowledge. He argues that what is crucial to turning true belief into knowledge is the "proper functioning" of one's cognitive faculties, and this clears the way for the proposal that a belief is warranted whenever it is the product of properly functioning cognitive processes. Although this is in some sense a sequel to the companion volume, the arguments in no ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Weight
407g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195078640
SKU
V9780195078640
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Reviews for Warrant and Proper Function
'There is much that is provocative and of great interest in this new book from Plantinga ... readers of the first two volumes will find much food for thought here, and will have their appetites whetted for the third, forthcoming volume of the trilogy.' Evan Fales, University of Iowa, Mind, Vol. 103, No. 411, July 1994 'Alvin Plantinga makes important ... Read more