Kevin Michael Vandergriff
Biographic Data
| ID | 1490263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin Michael Vandergriff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Vandergriff |
| SIGNATURE | VANDERGRIFF K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1992-847X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Naturalism, theism, and multiply realizable mental states
Paul Draper has argued that the scientific evidence for the dependence of mental states upon brain states provides a good reason for thinking that theism is very probably false because the extreme metaphysical dualism implied by theism makes it antecedently likely, if God exists, that minds should be fundamentally non-physical entities. However, Draper's argument assumes that what makes God's mind a mind is the immaterial stuff it is made of. But…
John Leslie's Platonic and non-religious pantheism of infinitely many divine minds
I survey John Leslie's Platonic thesis that if something sufficiently good possibly exists, then it could be ethically required that it actually exists-along with the pantheistic world-picture to which this thesis leads
Natural Nonbelief as a Necessary Means to a Life of Choiceworthy Meaning
Many have thought that certain types and distributions of apparent nonresistant nonbelief in the world are among the best reasons to think naturalism is more probable than theism. Jason Marsh has argued that one specific type of nonresistant nonbelief, called natural nonbelief in early humans, supports naturalism over theism. However, I will argue that it is epistemically possible that God has a morallysufficient reason for permitting natural non…
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Natural Nonbelief as a Necessary Means to a Life of Choiceworthy Meaning
Many have thought that certain types and distributions of apparent nonresistant nonbelief in the world are among the best reasons to think naturalism is more probable than theism. Jason Marsh has argued that one specific type of nonresistant nonbelief, called natural nonbelief in early humans, supports naturalism over theism. However, I will argue that it is epistemically possible that God has a morallysufficient reason for permitting natural non…
Naturalism, theism, and multiply realizable mental states
Paul Draper has argued that the scientific evidence for the dependence of mental states upon brain states provides a good reason for thinking that theism is very probably false because the extreme metaphysical dualism implied by theism makes it antecedently likely, if God exists, that minds should be fundamentally non-physical entities. However, Draper's argument assumes that what makes God's mind a mind is the immaterial stuff it is made of. But…
John Leslie's Platonic and non-religious pantheism of infinitely many divine minds
I survey John Leslie's Platonic thesis that if something sufficiently good possibly exists, then it could be ethically required that it actually exists-along with the pantheistic world-picture to which this thesis leads
Epistemology (3 works) · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (3 works) · Naturalism (2 works) · Theism (2 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 work) · Dualism (1 work) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (1 work) · Functionalism (philosophy of mind) (1 work)