Religious Pluralism and the Buridan's Ass Paradox
The paradox of Buridans Ass involves an animal facing two equally adequate and attractive alternatives, such as would happen were a hungry ass to confront two bales of hay that are equal in all respects relevant to the asss hunger. Of course, the ass will eat from one rather than the other, becaus...
| Published in: | European journal for philosophy of religion |
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| Language: | English |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2009]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Summary: | The paradox of Buridans Ass involves an animal facing two equally adequate and attractive alternatives, such as would happen were a hungry ass to confront two bales of hay that are equal in all respects relevant to the asss hunger. Of course, the ass will eat from one rather than the other, because the alternative is to starve. But why does this eating happen? What reason is operative, and what explanation can be given as to why the ass eats from, say, the left bale rather than the right bale? Why doesnt the ass remain caught between the options, forever indecisive and starving to death? Religious pluralists face a similar dilemma, a dilemma that I will argue is more difficult to address than the paradox just described. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v1i1.327 |