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Title:
PLANTINGA’S REFORMED EPISTEMOLOGY RECONSIDERED: THE FOUNDHERENTIST OPTION

Authors:
Anthony Raphael Etuk, PhD.

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Anthony Raphael Etuk, PhD.
University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

MLA 8
Etuk, Anthony Raphael. "PLANTINGA’S REFORMED EPISTEMOLOGY RECONSIDERED: THE FOUNDHERENTIST OPTION." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 6, no. 7, July 2021, pp. 2244-2258, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i07.015. Accessed July 2021.
APA 6
Etuk, A. (2021, July). PLANTINGA’S REFORMED EPISTEMOLOGY RECONSIDERED: THE FOUNDHERENTIST OPTION. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 6(7), 2244-2258. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i07.015
Chicago
Etuk, Anthony Raphael. "PLANTINGA’S REFORMED EPISTEMOLOGY RECONSIDERED: THE FOUNDHERENTIST OPTION." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 6, no. 7 (July 2021), 2244-2258. Accessed July, 2021. doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i07.015.

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Abstract:
One of the most influential proposals in recent literature on the epistemology of religious beliefs has been Alvin Plantinga’s reformed epistemology and anti-evidentialist contention, that religious beliefs are properly basic, and so, require no evidence for their justification. Claiming sufficient analogies between perceptual and religious experiences, Plantingaargues for an antievidentialist model for the justification of religious beliefs, which he says, are properly basic. Taking a criticallylook at Plantinga’s arguments, this paper notes his commitment to epistemological internalism as the major challenge to the credibility of his thought.It advocates for epistemological externalism implicit in Haack’s Foundherentistism, instead, as a better option in making reformed epistemology less susceptible to the evidentialist challenge. The analytic and critical methods of study are adopted.

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