Results 41 to 50 of about 125 (113)
Skeptical Theism, Moral Skepticism, and Divine Deception [PDF]
Skeptical theism—a strategy for dealing with so-called “evidential arguments from evil”—is often held to lead to moral skepticism. In this paper I look at some of the responses open to the skeptical theist to the contention that her position leads to moral skepticism, and argue that they are ultimately unsuccessful, since they leave the skeptical ...
openaire +1 more source
Non‐Naturalist Realism and Quietist Constructivism
ABSTRACT Metaethical quietists propose views that share all the features of robust non‐naturalist realism, such as a commitment to cognitivism and irreducibly normative truths, except robust realist non‐naturalists' commitment to non‐natural properties.
Rach Cosker‐Rowland
wiley +1 more source
No History Without a Method: Anticipation and Other Bad Contexts
ABSTRACT This paper argues for the centrality of methodological awareness in writing the history of philosophy. It does this by analysing and comparing different interpretive proposals presented by those engaged with past philosophical texts. Taking the literature on Thomas Hobbes from past and present century as an example, it shows the merits of ...
Ieva Höhne
wiley +1 more source
Anselm's Temporal‐Ontological Proof
ABSTRACT In his Reply to Gaunilo, Anselm presented two additional arguments for the existence of God beyond those that appear in the Proslogion. In “The Logical Structure of Anselm's Argument,” Robert M. Adams isolates each. One, he develops into a modal ontological argument along the lines of other 20th century ontological arguments (e.g., those of ...
Daniel Rubio
wiley +1 more source
The problem of evil remains one of the most powerful philosophical objections to the existence of God, particularly concerning divine omnipotence, omniscience, and goodness.
Hande Nur Bozbuğa
doaj +1 more source
Skeptical theists have paid insufficient attention to non-evidential components of epistemic rationality. I address this lacuna by constructing an alternative perspectivalist understanding of epistemic rationality and defeat that, when applied to skeptical theism, yields a more demanding standard for reasonably affirming the crucial premise of the ...
openaire +4 more sources
Opposing consensus science through scholarly practices: The role of claims maintenance
Abstract This study examines how three US‐based communities who oppose consensus science produce and disseminate scholarly‐like artifacts: pro‐life activists, Young Earth Creationists, and Anthropogenic Climate Crisis skeptics. Prior research shows that industry‐ or church‐backed advocacy campaigns often generate claims supported by these communities ...
Irene V. Pasquetto +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Hoping Against Hope: Gurkha Veterans' Narratives of Mental Health, Activism, and Justice
ABSTRACT Gurkha veterans hold a celebrated yet marginalised position within the British military system, where longstanding inequalities continue to shape their post‐service lives. Although Gurkha activism has become increasingly visible, little is known about how veterans themselves understand mental health within a prolonged struggle for justice ...
Krishtina Gurung +2 more
wiley +1 more source
When suffering contradicts belief: measuring theodical struggling. [PDF]
Park CL +9 more
europepmc +1 more source
'Do You Believe in God, Doctor?' The Atheism of Fiction and the Fiction of Atheism. [PDF]
Nair RB.
europepmc +1 more source

