Warrant and Proper Function
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Warrant and Proper Function is a major work of analytic epistemology by Alvin Plantinga that develops his influential theory of warrant by linking knowledge to the proper functioning of cognitive faculties in an appropriate epistemic environment.
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| Warrant and Proper Function canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warrant and Proper Function Context triple: [Alvin Plantinga, notableWork, Warrant and Proper Function]
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Authority of Law
Authority of Law is a prominent marble statue by sculptor James Earle Fraser that symbolizes the power and dignity of law, located at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building.
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Enforcement Clause
The Enforcement Clause is the provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that grants Congress the power to pass legislation implementing and protecting the amendment’s guarantees of due process and equal protection.
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Does Not Suffice
"Does Not Suffice" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, noted for its intimate piano arrangement and emotionally raw, narrative lyrics.
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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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The Act
The Act is a Hulu true-crime anthology drama series that dramatizes real-life criminal cases, beginning with the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the murder of her mother Dee Dee.
- 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 and Proper Function Target entity description: Warrant and Proper Function is a major work of analytic epistemology by Alvin Plantinga that develops his influential theory of warrant by linking knowledge to the proper functioning of cognitive faculties in an appropriate epistemic environment.
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A.
Authority of Law
Authority of Law is a prominent marble statue by sculptor James Earle Fraser that symbolizes the power and dignity of law, located at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building.
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B.
Enforcement Clause
The Enforcement Clause is the provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that grants Congress the power to pass legislation implementing and protecting the amendment’s guarantees of due process and equal protection.
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C.
Does Not Suffice
"Does Not Suffice" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, noted for its intimate piano arrangement and emotionally raw, narrative lyrics.
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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 Act
The Act is a Hulu true-crime anthology drama series that dramatizes real-life criminal cases, beginning with the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the murder of her mother Dee Dee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ work of analytic epistemology ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
epistemology
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philosophy ⓘ |
| addresses |
evolutionary accounts of cognition
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naturalized epistemology ⓘ the relationship between naturalism and reliability of cognition ⓘ |
| author | Alvin Plantinga ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
classical foundationalism
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classical internalist theories of justification ⓘ coherentism ⓘ |
| followedBy | Warranted Christian Belief ⓘ |
| follows | Warrant: The Current Debate ⓘ |
| genre |
analytic philosophy
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epistemology ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
defeaters
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design plan ⓘ epistemic environment ⓘ naturalism and epistemology ⓘ proper function ⓘ |
| influenced |
Reformed epistemology
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contemporary epistemology ⓘ debates on reliabilism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Thomas Reid
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externalist epistemology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
cognitive faculties
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epistemic environment ⓘ epistemic justification ⓘ knowledge ⓘ proper function ⓘ reliabilism ⓘ warrant (epistemology) ⓘ |
| partOf | Warrant trilogy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Reformed epistemology ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York ⓘ |
| proposes | proper functionalist account of warrant ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| states |
a belief has warrant if produced by properly functioning cognitive faculties
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cognitive faculties must function in an appropriate epistemic environment ⓘ knowledge is warranted true belief with sufficient degree of warrant ⓘ properly functioning cognitive faculties must be operating according to a design plan ⓘ the design plan must be successfully aimed at truth ⓘ warrant comes in degrees ⓘ |
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