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What the Problem with Russell Isn't

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Graham Oppy*
Affiliation:
Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton VIC 3800

Abstract

Mark Nelson thinks that Bertrand Russell's well-known criticisms of St. Thomas Aquinas turn on Russell's acceptance of a highly implausible epistemic principle (DAM), and that my previous objection to this claim depends upon the attribution to Russell of an even more implausible Insincerity Objection. While I agree that Russell's criticisms do not turn on the Insincerity Objection, I argue that my previous rejection of the attribution of (DAM) to Russell is well-justified: there is a plausible reading of Russell that requires neither (DAM) nor the Insincerity Objection.

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Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © The author 2009. Journal compilation © The Dominican Council 2009

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