Alvin Plantinga Philosopher

Alvin Carl Plantinga (/ˈplæntɪŋɡə/; born November 15, 1932) is an American analytic philosopher, the John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, and the inaugural holder of the Jellema Chair in Philosophy at Calvin College.Plantinga is widely known for his work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, metaphysics and Christian apologetics. He is the author of numerous books including God and Other Minds (1967), The Nature of Necessity (1974), and a trilogy of books on epistemology, culminating in Warranted Christian Belief (2000). He has delivered the Gifford Lectures three times and was described by TIME magazine as "America's leading orthodox Protestant philosopher of God". It appears as one of the most contemporary cited philosophers"(Brian Leiter list)". And is widely regarded as the world’s most important living Christian philosopher. Plantinga is considered a leading figure of the evangelical intelligentsia movement.

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Birth date	November 15, 1932
Birth place	Ann Arbor Michigan , Michigan
Era	20th-century philosophy
Main interest	Epistemology Metaphysics Philosophy of religion

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influenced	William Lane Craig Robin Collins Trenton Merricks Keith DeRose Robert Koons Nicholas Wolterstorff Peter van Inwagen Michael C. Rea Michael Bergmann (philosopher)
influenced by	Thomas Reid
notable idea	Reliabilism Evolutionary argument against naturalism Reformed epistemology Ontological argument Alvin Plantinga's free will defense
philosophical school	Analytic philosophy
region	Western philosophy