Who you could have known: divine hiddenness, epistemic counterfactuals, and the recalcitrant nature of natural theology

We argue there is a deep conflict in Paul Moser's work on divine hiddenness (DH). Moser's treatment of DH adopts a thesis we call SEEK: DH often results from failing to seek God on His terms. One way in which people err, according to Moser, is by trusting arguments of traditional natural t...

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Published in:International journal for philosophy of religion
Main Author: Rickabaugh, Brandon (Author)
Contributors: McAllister, Derek (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V [2017]
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 82, Issue: 3, Pages: 337-348
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Moser, Paul K. 1957- / Deus absconditus / Natural theology
Further subjects:B Divine Hiddenness
B Analytic Theology
B Gods
B THEORY of knowledge (Religion)
B Religious Epistemology
B MOSER, Paul
B Natural Theology
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