Islamic Beliefs and Epistemic Defeaters: a Response to Baldwin and McNabb

In this paper, I outline some exegetical and philosophical problems with Baldwin and McNabb’s epistemic defeater for Islamic beliefs. I maintain that their argument is based upon a misinterpretation of Quranic verses. I also argue that exceptional instances of divine deception inflicted upon the sen...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Alsamaani, Nader A. (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Έκδοση: 2022
Στο/Στη: Sophia
Έτος: 2022, Τόμος: 61, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 445-456
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Proper functionalism
B Islamic epistemology
B Epistemic defeater
B Plantinga
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Σύνοψη:In this paper, I outline some exegetical and philosophical problems with Baldwin and McNabb’s epistemic defeater for Islamic beliefs. I maintain that their argument is based upon a misinterpretation of Quranic verses. I also argue that exceptional instances of divine deception inflicted upon the senses, if they indeed happen, should not undermine the general trust in our cognitive faculties. I conclude that virtually all Muslims are immune from Baldwin and McNabb’s proposed defeater and from the threat posed by divine deception in general.
ISSN:1873-930X
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11841-021-00866-0