Dear Colleague, You are invited to participate in the next session of the Logic and Religion Webinar Series which will be held on Aug 15 (THIS THURSDAY), 2024, at 4 pm CET with the topic:
THE TWO-STAGED ARGUMENT FROM REASON Speaker: William Hasker<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huntington.edu%2Fmeet-the-faculty%2Fwilliam-hasker&data=05%7C02%7Cassismariano%40missouri.edu%7C43edb7ad47ab47e0682d08dcbbd0dad7%7Ce3fefdbef7e9401ba51a355e01b05a89%7C0%7C0%7C638591752957966553%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yK9Qrd1kGmgmIoWYFVsJFCtENK32nAmgVybER3fm9gE%3D&reserved=0> (Huntington University, USA) Chair: Cristiano Batista (University of Brasilia, Brazil) Time zones: 10:00 am in New York; 11:00 am in São Paulo; 4:00 pm in Paris; 5:00 pm in Jerusalem; and 7:30 pm in New Delhi. Register to get a Zoom link: https://www.logicandreligion.com/webinars Abstract: The Argument from Reason (AFR) claims to show that standard naturalistic views of the human person are unable to provide a satisfactory explanation of the ability of humans to engage in rational thought. This inability puts naturalism at a considerable disadvantage in comparison with alternative views such as theism. The AFR assumes that naturalism includes the causal closure of the material domain. Most naturalists do make this assumption, but a few naturalists, including Graham Oppy, reject causal closure and thereby escape from the force of the AFR first stage. This paper proceeds with the “second stage” of the AFR, showing that the rejection of closure leads to several other consequences that naturalists will find unacceptable. Join us 5 minutes prior to the beginning of the session! With best wishes, -- Francisco de Assis Mariano, The University of Missouri-Columbia (USA) LARA Secretary [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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