Theism and Explanation - Appeared-to-Blogly

intelligent design theory: arguments
against, 79, 170 n.5; avoids identifying
the designer, 20, 96–97; and
inference to the best explanation,
107–8; and science, 8–9. See also
creationism.
intentional explanations: of animal
behaviour, 48, 174 n.65; as arguments,
28, 40, 124, 153–57 (see
also practical syllogism); beliefdesire
thesis, 147–48, 149–51; and
causal deviance, 149–51, 187 n.24;
causal thesis, 51–52, 148–49, 186
nn.6, 8; and character of the agent,
89, 160–61, 179 n.31, 188 n.56;
and differing reasons for action,
156–57, 187 nn.40, 43, 188 n.60;
explain under a description, 41–42,
69; falsifi cation of, 40, 166; and
generalizations, 40, 161–62; and
intentions (see intentions as sui
generis mental states); and laws,
74; 161–64, 188 nn.58, 63; legitimacy
of, 39–40, 147; and naturalscientifi
c explanations, 69, 177
n.37; of our own behaviour, 160,
188 n.54; and pro-attitudes (see
pro attitudes); and quantifi ability,
138–39; and rationality principle
(see rationality: principle of); as
research programmes, 164–66;
testability of, 32, 39, 159–66, 188
n.53; as theoretical explanations,
41
intentional specifi city, 45, 118–19, 146
intentional stance, 151–52
intentions as sui generis mental states,
150–51, 158, 186 nn.17, 20
intercessory prayer, trials of. See prayer
trials.
internal testimony of the Holy Spirit,
141, 185 nn.113, 115
INUS conditions, 186 n.22
Islamic philosophy, 8, 64
J
James, William, 38
Johnson, Phillip E., 4–6, 12
Jones, John E., 8–9
justifi cation, context of. See context: of
justifi cation.
justifi cationism. 23–26, 111. See also
explanationism; confi rmation
theory.
Index 207
K
Kim, Jaegwon, 59, 164
Kitcher, Philip, 12, 27, 29, 43–44, 141.
See also spurious unifi cation.
Kvanvig, Jonathan L., 176 n.23
Kretzmann, Norman, 179 n.40
L
Lahav, Ran, 188 n.62
LaPlace, Pierre Simon de, 131–32
Large Hadron Collider, 75
Laudan, Larry, 168 n.48
Lawson, E. Thomas, 14–15
Leftow, Brian, 174 n.66
Lehrer, Keith, 27, 171 n.44
Leibniz, G. W., 45–46, 60
Lewis, David, 54–55
Lewontin, Richard C., 3, 6
light, wave theory of. See wave theory
of light.
likelihood principle, 79, 105, 123, 181
n.22
Lipton, Peter, 16, 22, 138, 170 n.14
logical possibility, 180 n.48
lovely explanations. See explanations:
lovely and likely.
Lycan, William G., 27, 112, 113, 115,
171 n.44
Lyell, Charles, 1, 132, 136–37, 167 n.5
M
Mach, Ernst, 35
Mackie, J. L: on background knowledge,
128, 131; on causation, 53,
54; on explaining under a description,
173 n.34; on the freewill
defence, 98, 179 n.32; on INUS
conditions, 186 n.22
Maclaurin, James, 167 n.18, 168 n.54
Malebranche, Nicolas, 64, 176 n.20,
177 nn.24, 25
Malle, B. F., 173 n.29
Martian hypothesis, 109
Maxwell, Grover, 172 n.5
McCann, Hugh J., 176 n.23
McCauley, Robert N., 14–15
McCausland, Ian, 182 n.11
McGrew, Timothy, 26, 171 n.35, 182
n.45
Medjugorje, 66–67.
Melden, A. I., 186 n.6
Mele, Alfred R., 186 n.20
methodological naturalism. See naturalism,
methodological.