How to Fail to Debunk Animism
Perry Hendricks argues that my common consent argument for animism fails. The failure, he argues, comes down to the fact that there is widespread agreement in non-animism. Were animism correct, then it is improbable, argues Hendricks, that animism would ever be unpopular. Hendricks’ argument is prem...
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| description | Perry Hendricks argues that my common consent argument for animism fails. The failure, he argues, comes down to the fact that there is widespread agreement in non-animism. Were animism correct, then it is improbable, argues Hendricks, that animism would ever be unpopular. Hendricks’ argument is premised on several problematic assumptions, which I attempt to address. Once these assumptions are exposed, it is clear that Hendricks’ argument is weaker than it first appears, leaving my position relatively unscathed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74d427c84b454a1093ffcdcad70b33542023-12-03T12:09:44ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442022-07-0113763410.3390/rel13070634How to Fail to Debunk AnimismTiddy Smith0Department of Philosophy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New ZealandPerry Hendricks argues that my common consent argument for animism fails. The failure, he argues, comes down to the fact that there is widespread agreement in non-animism. Were animism correct, then it is improbable, argues Hendricks, that animism would ever be unpopular. Hendricks’ argument is premised on several problematic assumptions, which I attempt to address. Once these assumptions are exposed, it is clear that Hendricks’ argument is weaker than it first appears, leaving my position relatively unscathed.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/7/634animismcommon consent argumentsdisagreementsocial epistemology |
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