RT Article
T1 Original Sin, the Fall, and Epistemic Self-Trust
JF TheoLogica
VO 2
IS 1
SP 84
OP 94
A1 Rutledge, Jonathan C.
LA English
PB Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Université Catholique de Louvain
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1663058261
AB In this paper, I argue that no strong doctrine of the Fall can undermine the propriety of epistemic self-trust. My argument proceeds by introducing a common type of philosophical methodology, known as reflective equilibrium. After a brief exposition of the method, I introduce a puzzle for someone engaged in the project of self-reflection after gaining a reason to distrust their epistemic selves on the basis of a construal of a doctrine of the Fall. I close by introducing the worry as a formal argument and demonstrate the self-undermining nature of such an argument.
K1 Analytic Theology
K1 Effects of Sin
K1 Epistemic Self-trust
K1 Original Sin
K1 The Fall
DO 10.14428/thl.v0i0.1303