The evolutionary argument against naturalism: a Wittgensteinian response
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Abstract In this essay, we put forth a novel solution to Plantinga’s Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism, utilizing recent work done by Duncan Pritchard on radical skepticism. Key the success of argument is doubting reliability one’s cognitive faculties. We argue (viz. and Wittgenstein) that faculties constitutes hinge commitment, thus exempt from rational evaluation. turn, naturalist who endorses epistemology can deny key premise in avoid dilemma posed belief conjunction naturalism evolution.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1572-8684', '0020-7047']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-022-09832-3