Shawn M. Langley

Reformed Epistemology and the Structure of Knowledge (eBook, PDF)

Cornelius Van Til and Alvin Plantinga on Belief

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Reformed Epistemology and the Structure of Knowledge: Cornelius Van Til and Alvin Plantinga on Belief develops a comparison of the epistemological formulations of Cornelius Van Til and Alvin Plantinga. Initial focus is placed on developing the extent to which Van Til's work demonstrates a discernible theory of knowledge, and an argument is made for interpreting his epistemology as directly dependent on the conceptual resources of British Idealism. It is shown through Van Til's appropriation of these resources that an idealist theory of knowledge is indispensable to, but not identifiable with, his distinct epistemological formulations. Attention then shifts to further clarification of these categories by way of Plantinga's proper functionalist account of warrant. Here the underlying structure of knowledge for both Van Til and Plantinga is examined, demonstrating that Van Til's formulations neither endorse an idealist coherentism nor exclude Plantinga's foundationalism. Subsequent comparisons then consider arguments for meaningful similarity between each program, and give special consideration to the implications of such a comparison for contemporary discourse surrounding Van Til and Plantinga.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978794214
• Artikelnr.: 75076765

Autorenporträt

Shawn M. Langley is a research fellow at the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge, England, and a teaching fellow with the BibleMesh Institute and Union Theological College, Belfast.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One: The Theistic Context of Van Til's Epistemology
Chapter Two: The Philosophical Content of Van Til's Epistemology
Chapter Three: The Philosophical Content of Plantinga's Epistemology
Chapter Four: The Theistic Context of Plantinga's Epistemology
Chapter Five: Van Til on the Structure of Knowledge
Chapter Six: Van Til and Plantinga on the Structure of Knowledge
Chapter Seven: Van Til and Plantinga in Dialogue
Chapter Eight: Van Til and Plantinga in Contemporary Dialogue
Conclusion