On an Epistemic Cornerstone of Skeptical Theism: in Defense of CORNEA

Skeptical theism is a family of responses to arguments from evil. One important member of that family is Stephen Wykstra’s CORNEA-based criticism of William Rowe’s arguments from evil. A cornerstone of Wykstra’s approach is his CORNEA principle. However, a number of authors have criticized CORNEA on...

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Main Author: Perrine, Timothy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2022
In: Sophia
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 533-555
Further subjects:B CORNEA
B Stephen Wykstra
B William Rowe
B Common sense epistemology
B Skeptical theism
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Summary:Skeptical theism is a family of responses to arguments from evil. One important member of that family is Stephen Wykstra’s CORNEA-based criticism of William Rowe’s arguments from evil. A cornerstone of Wykstra’s approach is his CORNEA principle. However, a number of authors have criticized CORNEA on various grounds, including that it has odd results, it cannot do the work it was meant to, and it problematically conflicts with the so-called common sense epistemology. In this paper, I explicate and defend a CORNEA principle. After sketching a brief argument for it, I show how it can be acquitted of these recent charges.
ISSN:1873-930X
Contains:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11841-021-00846-4