The X-Claim Debunking Argument and Theistic Mooreanism

According to Stephen Law's "X-claim argument," the theist's acquiring (what I call) an "x-claim defeater" automatically provides the theist with a reason to give up her x-claim belief. Contrary to Law, I argue that, even if the theist acquires such a defeater, it does n...

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Published in:Philosophia Christi
Main Author: Ruloff, C. P. 1967- (Author)
Contributors: Law, Stephen 1960- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Evangelical Philosophical Society 2023
In: Philosophia Christi
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
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Summary:According to Stephen Law's "X-claim argument," the theist's acquiring (what I call) an "x-claim defeater" automatically provides the theist with a reason to give up her x-claim belief. Contrary to Law, I argue that, even if the theist acquires such a defeater, it does not follow that the theist ought to give up her x-claim belief. This is because the degree of justification possessed by the theist's belief may be sufficient to epistemically insulate itself against the x-claim defeater that was initially brought against it. Hence, the theist may be justified in maintaining her x-claim belief.
ISSN:2640-2580
Reference:Kritik von "The X-claim argument against religious belief (2018)"
Contains:Enthalten in: Philosophia Christi
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/pc20232515