Lockes Religious Epistemology and Its Critics

This book offers a sustained defense of Locke's religious epistemology. It puts Locke into conversation with leading figures in contemporary religious epistemology and shows that Locke's views are more plausible than many philosophers of religion and epistemologists realize.

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Nathan Rockwood, PhD, is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Brigham Young University, specializing in Locke's religious epistemology. His publications include "Locke on Reason, Revelation, and Miracles" (The Lockean Mind), "Locke and Hume on Competing Miracles" (Religious Studies), and "The Authority of Scripture" (History of Philosophy Quarterly).

Klappentext

This book offers a sustained defense of Locke's religious epistemology. It puts Locke into conversation with leading figures in contemporary religious epistemology and shows that Locke's views are more plausible than many philosophers of religion and epistemologists realize.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Evidence: Lockean Evidentialism vs. Reformed Epistemology 2. Natural Theology: Lockean Optimism vs. Skeptical Theism 3. Religious Experience: Locke's Skepticism vs. Phenomenal Conservatism 4. Miracles: Lockean Apologetics vs. Humean Skepticism 5. Probability: Lockean Confidence vs. Dwindling Probabilities 6. Conflicting Evidence: Lockean Steadfastness vs. Humean Conciliationism 7. Scripture: Locke on Expertise vs. Authority Conclusion: Important Lessons Appendix: Introduction to Conditional Probability