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Pragmatic Encroachment, Religious Belief and Practice

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Authors:
  1. Aaron Rizzieri

    1. City University of New York — LaGuardia, USA

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion (PFPR)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Aaron Rizzieri
    Pages 1-5

  3. Breaking with Orthodoxy: Encroachment and the Bank Cases

    • Aaron Rizzieri
    Pages 6-37

  4. High Stakes and Religiously Significant Propositions

    • Aaron Rizzieri
    Pages 38-59

  5. An Encroachment Argument for Internalism

    • Aaron Rizzieri
    Pages 60-79

  6. Reformed Epistemology in Light of Encroachment

    • Aaron Rizzieri
    Pages 80-112

  7. The Justification of Action-Guiding Beliefs: A Positive Account

    • Aaron Rizzieri
    Pages 113-133

  8. James and the Justification Norm of Belief and Action

    • Aaron Rizzieri
    Pages 134-159

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 160-167
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Engaging several recent and important discussions in the mainstream epistemological literature surrounding 'pragmatic encroachment', the volume asks, amongst others, the question: Do the high stakes involved in accepting or rejecting belief in God raise the standards for knowledge that God exists?

Authors and Affiliations

  • City University of New York — LaGuardia, USA

    Aaron Rizzieri

About the author

Aaron Rizzieri is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York-LaGuardia, USA. His articles have appeared in Philosophical Studies, the International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, and the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. He completed his doctoral studies at Arizona State University.

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