How To Hang A Door: Picking Hinges for Quasi-Fideism

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https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v13i1.3059

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quasi-fideism, epistemology of religion, hinge, Wittgenstein

Abstract

Abstract: In the epistemology of the late Wittgenstein, a central place is given to the notion of the hinge: an arational commitment that provides a foundation of some sort for the rest of our beliefs. Quasi-fideism is an approach to the epistemology of religion that argues that religious belief is on an epistemic par with other sorts of belief inasmuch as religious and non-religious beliefs all rely on hinges. I consider in this paper what it takes to find the appropriate hinge for a quasi-fideist approach to the epistemology of religion.


Published

2021-03-31

How to Cite

Smith, Nicholas. 2021. “How To Hang A Door: Picking Hinges for Quasi-Fideism”. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 13 (1):51-82. https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v13i1.3059.

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Research Articles