Proposta de argumento contra o naturalismo metafísico

Vol 18, No 3 (2014) • Principia: an international journal of epistemology

Autor: Domingos Faria

Abstract:

In this paper I present a proposal to reformulate the argument of Alvin Plantinga (2011) against metaphysical naturalism. Contrary to Plantinga’s argument, in this new version I propose to consider the probability of the reliability of cognitive faculties, not with regard to any kind of beliefs, but only with respect to metaphysical beliefs. I claim that those who accept naturalism have a defeater for the belief that their cognitive faculties are reliable with respect to metaphysical beliefs and, thus, they have a defeater for any of their metaphysical beliefs, including the belief in metaphysical naturalism. Therefore, those who accept naturalism have a defeater for naturalism; in other words, metaphysical naturalism is self-defeating.

ISSN: 1414-4217

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2014v18n3p361

Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2014v18n3p361/29899

Palavras-Chave: Plantinga,naturalism,theism,self-defeater,met

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