Suppose that Ann believes in God on the basis of a felt experience of God. Pargetter suggests that the claim that her belief is "properly basic" depends ultimately on Ann being a reliable person, on the circumstances of her experience not undermining this reliability, and on her resulting belief system surviving the "holistic evaluation" test.
Suppose that Ann believes in God on the basis of a felt experience of God. Pargetter suggests that the claim that her belief is "properly basic" depends ultimately on Ann being a reliable person, on the circumstances of her experience not undermining this reliability, and on her resulting belief system surviving the "holistic evaluation" test.
Pargetter summarizes his article in words like these.
Suppose that Ann believes in God on the basis of a felt experience of God. Pargetter suggests that the claim that her belief is "properly basic" depends ultimately on Ann being a reliable person, on the circumstances of her experience not undermining this reliability, and on her resulting belief system surviving the "holistic evaluation" test.
Pargetter summarizes his article in words like these.