Warrant: The Current Debate
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"Warrant: The Current Debate" is a major philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that critically surveys contemporary theories of epistemic justification and sets the stage for his own account of warrant.
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| Warrant: The Current Debate canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warrant: The Current Debate Context triple: [Alvin Plantinga, notableWork, Warrant: The Current Debate]
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In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action
In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action is a nonfiction book that uses real-life court cases and stories to explain and illustrate the meaning and impact of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
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Illinois v. Gates
Illinois v. Gates is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the "totality of the circumstances" test for determining whether an informant’s tip provides probable cause for issuing a search warrant.
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C.
Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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Windsor v. United States (in part)
Windsor v. United States (in part) is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down key portions of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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E.
The Man Versus the State
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warrant: The Current Debate Target entity description: "Warrant: The Current Debate" is a major philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that critically surveys contemporary theories of epistemic justification and sets the stage for his own account of warrant.
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A.
In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action
In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action is a nonfiction book that uses real-life court cases and stories to explain and illustrate the meaning and impact of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
-
B.
Illinois v. Gates
Illinois v. Gates is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the "totality of the circumstances" test for determining whether an informant’s tip provides probable cause for issuing a search warrant.
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C.
Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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D.
Windsor v. United States (in part)
Windsor v. United States (in part) is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down key portions of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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E.
The Man Versus the State
The Man Versus the State is a political philosophy book by Herbert Spencer that critiques government intervention and defends individual liberty and limited state power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistemology book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify the concept of warrant
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to prepare for Plantinga’s positive account of warrant ⓘ to survey contemporary theories of epistemic justification ⓘ |
| author | Alvin Plantinga ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
analytic philosophy
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epistemology ⓘ |
| followedBy | Warrant and Proper Function ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ print book ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
coherentism
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deontological justification ⓘ evidentialism ⓘ foundationalism ⓘ internalism and externalism in epistemology ⓘ naturalized epistemology ⓘ reliabilism ⓘ virtue epistemology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Alvin Plantinga’s earlier work on epistemic justification ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced students of philosophy
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professional philosophers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
epistemic justification
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epistemic warrant ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinguishing warrant from justification
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systematic critique of leading 20th-century epistemological accounts ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Warrant trilogy ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
analysis of conditions for knowledge
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assessment of coherentist accounts of warrant ⓘ assessment of internalist accounts of justification ⓘ assessment of reliabilist accounts of warrant ⓘ critique of classical foundationalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Reformed epistemology ⓘ |
| precedes | Warranted Christian Belief ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| setsStageFor | Plantinga’s proper function account of warrant ⓘ |
| structure | critical survey of contemporary epistemological theories ⓘ |
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