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Alvin Plantinga introduced the concept of a properly basic belief
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Is it true that Alvin Plantinga introduced the concept of a properly basic belief?
Yes. Alvin Plantinga is widely recognized as the principal philosopher who introduced and defended the concept that certain religious beliefs, particularly belief in God, can be 'properly basic.'
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Wikipedia: Alvin Plantinga. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Plantinga
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Wikipedia: Reformed epistemology. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformed_epistemology
Mentions Plantinga's work on proper basicality in Warranted Christian Belief.
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Schönecker, D. (2015). Book: Plantinga's 'Warranted Christian Belief'. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=yaELCwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api
States Alvin Plantinga is the main proponent of the thesis that religion is a basic belief.
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Goshen-Gottstein, A. & Korn, E. (2012). Book: Jewish Theology and World Religions. Liverpool University Press. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=0m1vEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api
Discusses Plantinga's philosophy including basic beliefs.
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OpenAIRE: The concept of «warrant» of the christian belief in Alvin Plantinga`S theistic philosophy. (2020). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.15421/172046
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