The X-Claim Debunking Argument and Theistic Mooreanism
According to Stephen Law's "X-claim argument," the theist's acquiring (what I call) an "x-claim defeater" automatically provides the theist with a reason to give up her x-claim belief. Contrary to Law, I argue that, even if the theist acquires such a defeater, it does n...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Philosophia Christi
Year: 2023, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-73 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism |
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| Summary: | According to Stephen Law's "X-claim argument," the theist's acquiring (what I call) an "x-claim defeater" automatically provides the theist with a reason to give up her x-claim belief. Contrary to Law, I argue that, even if the theist acquires such a defeater, it does not follow that the theist ought to give up her x-claim belief. This is because the degree of justification possessed by the theist's belief may be sufficient to epistemically insulate itself against the x-claim defeater that was initially brought against it. Hence, the theist may be justified in maintaining her x-claim belief. |
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| ISSN: | 2640-2580 |
| Reference: | Kritik von "The X-claim argument against religious belief (2018)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophia Christi
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/pc20232515 |