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One of the most influential analytic philosophers of the late twentieth century, William P. Alston is a leading light in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of language. In this volume, twelve leading philosophers critically discuss the central topics of his work in these areas, including perception, epistemic circularity, justification, the problem of religious diversity, and truth. Together with Alston's vigorous responses, these articles make significant new contributions to the literature and will be of interest to a wide range of philosophers and students. In addition, the volume contains a comprehensive introduction and overview of Alston's work and a complete bibliography of his publications

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Abbreviations for Alston's Works Frequently Referenced in This Volume
Part 3 Epistemology
Chapter 4 Introductory Essay: Justification God and Truth
Chapter 5 Alston on Epistemic Justification
Chapter 6 Response to Ginet
Chapter 7 Sense Perception, Epistemic Practices, and Skepticism
Chapter 8 Response to BonJour
Chapter 9 Alston's Epistemology of Perception
Chapter 10 Response to Greco
Chapter 11 Disagreement in Philosophy
Chapter 12 Response to Goldman
Part 13 Philosophy of Religion
Chapter 14 Is Alston's Response to Religious Diversity an Overstated Case?
Chapter 15 Response to Quinn
Chapter 16 Born of the Virgin Mary
Chapter 17 Response to Mavrodes
Chapter 18 More Suggestions for Divine Command Theorists
Chapter 19 Response to Zagzebski
Chapter 20 Alston on Aquinas on Theological Predication
Chapter 21 Response to Wolterstorff
Part 22 Meaning and Truth
Chapter 23 A Theory of Assertives
Chapter 24 Response to Tanesini
Chapter 25 Truisms about Truth
Chapter 26 Response to Lynch
Chapter 27 Publications of William P. Alston
Chapter 28 Index
Chapter 29 About the Contributors

Product details

Published Apr 06 2005
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 324
ISBN 9780742514249
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 235 x 164 mm
Series Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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