Tag Archives: ontological argument

Review: The Analytic Theist (Alvin Plantinga Reader)

Posted on May 16, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Ed. James Sennett.  Eerdmans. Unlike some anthologies, this isn’t simply a Plantinga chapter here and a long snippet there.  True, there are some reproduced chapters (see his legendary “Reason and Belief in God”) but other chapters in the book, while … Continue reading →

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Plantinga: God and Other Minds

Posted on May 12, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

And so begins Plantinga’s project. Plantinga evaluates the issue of whether we are rationally *justified* in believing in God. In doing so, he considers the natural theologian’s arsenal, the atheologian’s response, and whether belief in God can be salvaged from … Continue reading →

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Review: Plantinga, Nature of Necessity

Posted on April 14, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

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 →

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