The ‘Diderot Objection’ to Plantinga's Reformed Epistemology
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Abstract In response to Pascal's famous wager argument for adopting Christian belief, Denis Diderot noted that ‘An Imam could just as well reason this way’. article, I will show how Diderot's observation about can legitimately be made Alvin Plantinga's Reformed Epistemology (RE) and its use in defending the rationality of belief. RE can, with some minor adjustments, easily adopted by Muslims. shall argue an Islamic analogue presents undercutting defeater belief those reflective Christians who adopt Plantinga-style religious epistemology. call ‘Diderot Objection’ RE. As part my discussion, consider Plantinga attempts respond sort objection why his runs into difficulties.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Religious Studies
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1469-901X', '0034-4125']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034412523000045