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Alvin Plantinga

Philosophy of Religion

Alvin Carl Plantinga is an American analytic philosopher and theologian, born in 1932, who is a leading figure in the Reformed epistemology movement and held professorships at the University of Notre Dame and Calvin University. After earning his doctorate from Yale, he taught at Wayne State University and Calvin College and co-founded the Society of Christian Philosophers in 1983; Time magazine characterized him in 1980 as America's leading Protestant philosopher of God. His significant publications include God and Other Minds, The Nature of Necessity, and works on epistemology including Warranted Christian Belief and Knowledge and Christian Belief. He has received the Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy, election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Templeton Prize in 2017.

Facts
Birth Year
1932 1
Defining Moment
Described by Time magazine in 1980 as a leading Protestant philosopher of God. 1
Birth Date
1932-11-15 1
Notable Publication
Warranted Christian Belief (2000) 1
Office Held
John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, University of Notre Dame 1
Birthplace
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. 1
Tradition
Analytic philosophy 1
Classification
Nationality
United States 1
Tradition
Tradition (category)
Analytic 1
Connections

Associated With

Plantinga's Free Will Defense, Arguments and Positions
Source Alvin Plantingas Free-Will Defense (Wikipedia)

In Branch

Epistemology, Branches of Philosophy
Source Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
Logic, Branches of Philosophy
Source Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
Metaphysics, Branches of Philosophy
Source Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
Philosophy of Religion, Branches of Philosophy
Source Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
Philosophy of Science, Branches of Philosophy
Source Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)

In Tradition

Analytic Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
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Nationality

United States

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United States

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Source Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Alvin Carl Plantinga (born November 15, 1932) is an American analytic philosopher and theologian who is a leading figure in the Reformed epistemology movement.
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1. Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • infobox field 'birth_date' (year component), Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
    November 15, 1932
  • infobox field 'birth_date', Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
    November 15, 1932
  • infobox field 'birth_place', Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
  • body text, epistemology trilogy sentence, Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
    a trilogy of books on epistemology, culminating in Warranted Christian Belief (2000)
  • body text, Time magazine citation, Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
    America's leading Protestant philosopher of God
  • lead paragraph, second sentence, Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
    He is the John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame
  • lead paragraph, first sentence, Alvin Plantinga (Wikipedia)
    an American analytic philosopher and theologian
  • In Branch: Epistemology, Infobox: main_interests
    Epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, logic, modal logic, philosophy of science, natural theology
  • In Branch: Metaphysics, Infobox: main_interests
    Epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, logic, modal logic, philosophy of science, natural theology
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Religion, Infobox: main_interests
    Epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, logic, modal logic, philosophy of science, natural theology
  • In Branch: Logic, Infobox: main_interests
    Epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, logic, modal logic, philosophy of science, natural theology
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Science, Infobox: main_interests
    Epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, logic, modal logic, philosophy of science, natural theology
  • In Group: Analytic Philosophy Of Religion, Infobox: school_tradition
    Analytic
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Wikidata: Alvin Plantinga
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Alvin Plantingas Free-Will Defense (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Plantinga's Free Will Defense, Lead
Quote, Associated With: Plantinga's Free Will Defense, Lead
Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense is a logical argument developed by the American analytic philosopher Alvin Plantinga and published in its final version in his 1977 book God, Freedom, and Evil.
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