Beschreibung

Engaging several recent and important discussions in the mainstream epistemological literature surrounding 'pragmatic encroachment', the volume asks, amongst others, the question: Do the high stakes involved in accepting or rejecting belief in God raise the standards for knowledge that God exists?

Autorentext
Aaron Rizzieri is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York-LaGuardia, USA. His articles have appeared in Philosophical Studies, the International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, and the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. He completed his doctoral studies at Arizona State University.

Inhalt
Series Editor's Preface Introduction 1. Breaking with Orthodoxy: Encroachment and the Bank Cases 2. High Stakes and Religiously Significant Propositions 3. An Encroachment Argument for Internalism 4. Reformed Epistemology in Light of Encroachment 5. The Justification of Action Guiding Beliefs: A Positive Account 6. James and the Justification Norm of Belief and Action Bibliography Index

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