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properly basic belief: a standalone construct

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properlybasic belief1 CONSTRUCTProperly basic beliefPLANTINGA · PHILOSOPHY OF

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Philosophy of religion

the claim that belief in God can be rational without argument, like belief in other minds or memory.

In philosophy of religion, properly basic belief refers to the claim that belief in God can be rational without argument, like belief in other minds or memory. This meaning comes from Plantinga (1981) in Noûs.[1]

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  1. Plantinga, A. (1981). Is Belief in God Properly Basic? Noûs, 15(1), 41. https://doi.org/10.2307/2215239

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