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God = ?

NYU Questions World-class Philosopher on Science & Religion


Alvin Plantinga - Professor of Philosophy,
University of Notre Dame

Faculty Interviewer: Daniel Greco, Bersoff Fellow in the Philosophy Department, New York University

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 6:00 PM
Skirball Center


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We are anticipating a full house for Alvin Plantinga's presentation! The event is free and open to the public, but student ID holders will be given priority seating so that NYU students have the first opportunity to see the speakers.

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Presenters

Alvin Plantinga

Professor of Philosophy at the University ofAlvin Plantinga Notre Dame

Alvin Plantinga is known for his work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, metaphysics, and Christian apologetics. Notably, he has argued that some can know that God exists as a basic belief in the same way that people usually claim to know that other minds exist. He has also argued that there is no logical inconsistency between the existence of evil and an all-powerful, all-knowing, wholly good god. Plantinga is the author of a number of books, including God and Other Minds and Warranted Christian Belief.

Daniel GrecoDaniel Greco

Bersoff Fellow in the Philosophy Department at New York University

Daniel Greco is a Bersoff Fellow in the Philosophy Department at NYU. In the fall of 2013, he will begin as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Greco completed his PhD in philosophy at MIT in 2012. Before that, he was an undergraduate at Princeton, and an MPhil student at Cambridge. His work is mainly in epistemology and the philosophy of science, with secondary interests in metaethics and the philosophy of mind, especially as they relate to epistemology.

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History at NYU

NYU Ruby Right

In 2012, The Veritas Forum at NYU hosted Civil Rights activist Ruby Bridges. At six years old, Ruby was the first African American student to integrate elementary school in the South. On a daily basis, she faced threats, insults, and hatred, but inspired by her family's faith, Ruby forgave those who persecuted her. Ruby Bridges shared her story and spoke on reconciliation and forgiveness.

NYU Atheism Right

In 2011, The Veritas Forum at NYU explored the claims of psychology. If religious belief can be reduced to a mental defect, what are the implications for all of our other beliefs? In "The Psychology of Atheism," listen in to the story and insights of a professor who came to faith at NYU. The discussion included Paul Vitz and Patrick Shrout, and was moderated by Alf Bishainyu, Professor of Music at NYU.