Epistemic phariseeism

A prominent view in religious epistemology, which I call divine-help epistemology, says that people of faith are epistemically gifted by God, whereas non-believers are subject to the noetic effects of a fallen world. This view aims to show how religious beliefs for people of faith can be epistemical...

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Main Author: Dormandy, Katherine 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2023
In: Religious studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 59, Issue: 3, Pages: 515-532
Further subjects:B Religious Belief
B Faith
B Religious Epistemology
B epistemic phariseeism
B Reformed Epistemology
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Summary:A prominent view in religious epistemology, which I call divine-help epistemology, says that people of faith are epistemically gifted by God, whereas non-believers are subject to the noetic effects of a fallen world. This view aims to show how religious beliefs for people of faith can be epistemically justified. But I argue that it makes such people prone to a cluster of epistemic vices that I call epistemic phariseeism. Divine-help epistemology is especially apt to promote these vices because its normativity is not just epistemic, but also religious and moral. I suggest an alternative epistemological view that is better suited to religious faith.
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S003441252200035X