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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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Review: Plantinga, Warrant and Proper Function

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

Plantinga begins by examining the Gettier-type problems that internalist accounts of knowledge face. Having shown these difficulties, Plantinga is now able to set the stage for his externalist approach to warrant. This he does by explaining our design function: Any well formed … Continue reading →

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Plantinga: Warrant, the Current Debate

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

And so begins Plantinga’s vaunted “Warrant Trilogy.” Reviewing this work presents some challenges for me. I read the books in reverse order (WCB, WPF, and finally WCD). Therefore, I have to resist the urge to fault Plantinga in WCD for … Continue reading →

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Review: Reason, Metaphysics, Mind

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

This might be a series of essays in honor of Alvin Plantinga, but few of the essays have anything to do with Plantinga.  Some are extremely technical and it’s not always clear what is going on. Nevertheless, there are a … Continue reading →

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Van til and analytic philosophy

Posted on September 26, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

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 →

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Found! Wolterstorff’s Bavinck lecture

Posted on September 20, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

He gave this over 8 years ago but only now was it made available.  This is partly why I hold to the Plantinga model of epistemology and metaphysics. Bavinck as Proto-Reformed Epistemologist.

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