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Tag Archives: alvin plantinga
Review: Plantinga, Nature of Necessity
The most difficult yet most important book (outside of Bible) I have read. Somebody described this book perfectly: “I felt like I was up against a Level 97 Boss and I was only Level 70.” Plantinga begins his survey of modal … Continue reading
Quick Primer on Analytic Philosophy
Before the 1970s analytic philosophy hadn’t yet escaped from logical positivism. But even Ayers saw through that. Now analytic philosophy has been liberated. Here are some mandatory texts: Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Tractatus. My favorite, even if he is utterly wrong. He corrected … Continue reading
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Tagged alvin plantinga, analytic philosophy, betrand russell, witt
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Review: Thinking in Tongues
This is from James KA Smith’s earlier days, before he became NPR’s token Christian thinker. This book is actually good, which pains me to say. Smith seems unbalanced in many ways since writing this book. I think it is Trumpphobia … Continue reading
Harassing the Hobgoblins: Intro to Analytic Theology
I am not an expert in analytic theology, and I have been critical of analytic philosophy in the past. Nonetheless, it can be useful in clarifying concepts. One problem is that people jump into the deeper waters, reading countless computer … Continue reading
Review of Dennison on Van Til
Dennison, William. In Defense of the Eschaton. Wipf and Stock, 2015. This is a collection of essays dealing with Van Til and Education, with a few other themes thrown in. Some essays are quite good, particularly the one on … Continue reading
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Tagged alvin plantinga, analytic philosophy, cornelius van til, epistemology, geerhardus vos, heaven, neo calvinism
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Van til and analytic philosophy
This is from the first chapter of William Dennison’s In Defense of the Eschaton. Dennison’s first chapter places Van Til (hereafter CVT) within the context of Continental vs. Analytic philosophy and it begins on a promising note. Few of CVT’s disciples … Continue reading
Calming down on Neo-Calvinism, to all
The evangelical/Calvinist resurgence in American life is properly termed “New Calvinism.” The Dutch intellectual tradition from 1880 to sort of today is Neo-Calvinism. Admittedly, new and “neo” are the same thing, but they are applied differently at different times in history. So, … Continue reading
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Tagged alvin plantinga, bavinck, calvinism, neo calvinism, nicholas wolterstorff
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Internalism/Externalism notes
Some notes on internalism and externalism I made a bad mistake and tried to discuss philosophy with some Christian Reconstructionists. I couldn’t get them to move beyond sloganeering and cliches. While this post will do nothing to help them, … Continue reading
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Tagged alvin plantinga, epistemology, externalism, gettier, greg bahnsen, internalism, warrant
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Possible Worlds Semantics
Loux gives a great discussion on the topic of “possible worlds.” This might seem irrelevant and arcane, but it is a powerful tool that helps us in discussions on the problem of evil, ontological argument, God’s foreknowledge, and human nature. … Continue reading
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Tagged alvin plantinga, david lewis, de dicto de re, leibniz, michael loux, modal logic, nominalism, possible worlds
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