God and Other Minds
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"God and Other Minds" is a 1967 philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that argues belief in God can be rationally justified in a way analogous to belief in other minds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| God and Other Minds canonical | 1 |
| Plantinga’s warrant trilogy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God and Other Minds Context triple: [Alvin Plantinga, notableWork, God and Other Minds]
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A.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
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B.
On Faith and Reason
"On Faith and Reason" is a section of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Dei Filius* that articulates the Catholic Church’s teaching on the harmonious relationship between human reason and divine revelation.
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Phenomenology of Mind
Phenomenology of Mind is the English title of G. W. F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness, self-awareness, and reason toward absolute knowledge.
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Proof of an External World
Proof of an External World is a famous 1939 philosophical paper by G. E. Moore in which he defends common-sense realism by offering a straightforward argument for the existence of the external world.
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Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God and Other Minds Target entity description: "God and Other Minds" is a 1967 philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that argues belief in God can be rationally justified in a way analogous to belief in other minds.
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A.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
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B.
On Faith and Reason
"On Faith and Reason" is a section of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Dei Filius* that articulates the Catholic Church’s teaching on the harmonious relationship between human reason and divine revelation.
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C.
Phenomenology of Mind
Phenomenology of Mind is the English title of G. W. F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness, self-awareness, and reason toward absolute knowledge.
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D.
Proof of an External World
Proof of an External World is a famous 1939 philosophical paper by G. E. Moore in which he defends common-sense realism by offering a straightforward argument for the existence of the external world.
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E.
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
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religious studies ⓘ |
| addresses |
classical theistic arguments
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evidentialism ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ |
| author | Alvin Plantinga ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
belief in God can be rationally justified
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belief in God is epistemically analogous to belief in other minds ⓘ |
| compares |
belief in God
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belief in other minds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| examines |
arguments against the existence of God
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arguments for the existence of God ⓘ the rationality of theistic belief ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Alvin Plantinga as Christian philosopher ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Cornell University Press 1967 edition
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reprint editions ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
analytic philosophy of religion in the late 20th century
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discussion of basic beliefs in epistemology ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
epistemic parity between theism and other-minds beliefs
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rational justification of religious belief ⓘ skepticism about other minds ⓘ warrant for theistic belief ⓘ |
| influenced |
Reformed epistemology
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contemporary philosophy of religion ⓘ debates about properly basic beliefs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
epistemology
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early systematic defense of the rationality of theism in analytic philosophy
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laying groundwork for Plantinga’s later work on warrant ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cornell University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Nature of Necessity
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Warrant and Proper Function ⓘ Warranted Christian Belief ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
philosophers
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students of philosophy of religion ⓘ |
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Subject: God and Other Minds Description of subject: "God and Other Minds" is a 1967 philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that argues belief in God can be rationally justified in a way analogous to belief in other minds.
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linked to: God and Other Minds