Alvin Plantinga
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Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alvin Plantinga canonical | 22 |
| Alvin Carl Plantinga | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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Christian philosopher ⓘ analytic philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in philosophy ⓘ |
| academicPosition |
Jellema Chair in Philosophy
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John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Calvin University
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surface form:
Calvin College
University of Michigan ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Kluge Prize (shared)
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Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy ⓘ Templeton Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-11-15 ⓘ |
| developedConcept |
evolutionary argument against naturalism
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properly basic belief ⓘ warrant as that which turns true belief into knowledge ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | William Alston ⓘ |
| employer |
Calvin University
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surface form:
Calvin College
University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ modal logic ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influenced |
Michael Bergmann
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Nicholas Wolterstorff ⓘ Peter van Inwagen ⓘ William Lane Craig ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. E. Moore
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John Calvin ⓘ Kurt Gödel ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| knownFor |
defense of the rationality of theism
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free will defense against the logical problem of evil ⓘ modal ontological argument for the existence of God ⓘ reformed epistemology ⓘ warrant theory in epistemology ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Association ⓘ |
| name |
Alvin Plantinga
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alvin Carl Plantinga
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| notableWork |
God and Other Minds
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God, Freedom, and Evil ⓘ The Analytic Theist ⓘ The Nature of Necessity ⓘ Warrant and Proper Function ⓘ Warrant: The Current Debate ⓘ Warranted Christian Belief ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Reformed epistemology
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analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ann Arbor
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surface form:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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| positionOnEvil | argues that the existence of evil is logically compatible with an omnipotent, omniscient, wholly good God via free will defense ⓘ |
| positionOnTheism | defends the rationality of belief in God without propositional evidence ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Calvinism
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surface form:
Reformed Christianity
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this entity surface form:
Alvin Carl Plantinga