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Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n

Author\u2019s Declaration<\/a><\/p>\n

Acknowledgements. i<\/a><\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction. 1<\/a><\/p>\n

1.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Foundations of Philosophy \u2013 and the Epistemologically Self-Conscious Project 1<\/a><\/p>\n

1.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Sceptical Challenge. 2<\/a><\/p>\n

1.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apologetics. 3<\/a><\/p>\n

1.3.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apologetics as the Rational Defence of Christianity. 3<\/a><\/p>\n

1.3.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Classical and Evidential Apologetics. 4<\/a><\/p>\n

1.3.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Presuppositional Apologetics. 5<\/a><\/p>\n

1.3.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Subjective Apologetics and Religious Experience. 8<\/a><\/p>\n

1.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Status and Role of Scripture. 12<\/a><\/p>\n

1.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Epistemological Un-<\/em>consciousness and its Transcendental Critique. 16<\/a><\/p>\n

1.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Transcendentalist but not Kantian Creative Antirealism.. 17<\/a><\/p>\n

1.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Epistemological Self-Consciousness as Augustinian Apologetics. 19<\/a><\/p>\n

1.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Epistemological Self-Consciousness as a Scientific Project 20<\/a><\/p>\n

1.8.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Challenge of Perennial Naturalism in the Academy. 20<\/a><\/p>\n

1.8.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Status of Science \u2013 Preliminary Remarks. 21<\/a><\/p>\n

1.8.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Problem of Induction. 23<\/a><\/p>\n

1.8.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Political Ethics and Science. 26<\/a><\/p>\n

1.8.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Science is more than Propositional Statements. 28<\/a><\/p>\n

1.8.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Science as Correlated with Epistemology and Philosophy. 32<\/a><\/p>\n

1.8.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Avoiding The \u201cTyranny of Science\u201d. 35<\/a><\/p>\n

1.9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philosophy as Transformative. 38<\/a><\/p>\n

1.10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Summary and Conclusion. 43<\/a><\/p>\n

1.11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chapter Outlines. 47<\/a><\/p>\n

2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Nature, Character, and Purpose of Philosophy. 48<\/a><\/p>\n

2.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overview.. 48<\/a><\/p>\n

2.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Origins. 49<\/a><\/p>\n

2.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can We Defend the Tripartite Division of Philosophy?. 53<\/a><\/p>\n

2.3.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Division of Reason and The Egocentric Predicament 53<\/a><\/p>\n

2.3.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Epistemic Rights and Epistemic Necessity. 54<\/a><\/p>\n

2.3.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Struggle for Metaphysics. 56<\/a><\/p>\n

2.3.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Principle of Verification. 58<\/a><\/p>\n

2.3.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conclusion. 61<\/a><\/p>\n

2.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Nature – Analysis and Synthesis. 61<\/a><\/p>\n

2.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Character \u2013 Correspondence, Coherence, Truth, and Objectivity. 64<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Purpose of Philosophy \u2013 Responding to Scepticism.. 67<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Problem.. 67<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Descartes, Hume, and Kant 69<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Fallibilists. 72<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Realism, and the Role of Common Sense. 73<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Therapeutic Conception of Philosophy. 75<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Pragmatic Conception of Philosophy. 78<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Positivist Conception of Philosophy. 80<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Post-Darwinian Naturalist Conception of Philosophy. 83<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fallibilism and Modern Science – Universe or Multiverse?. 85<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Certainty and Reasonable Verisimilitude. 92<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6.11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conclusion. 94<\/a><\/p>\n

2.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Imperative for Epistemological Self-Consciousness. 95<\/a><\/p>\n

2.7.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Quest for Common Ground. 95<\/a><\/p>\n

2.7.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beyond Common Ground. 100<\/a><\/p>\n

2.7.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Holism.. 102<\/a><\/p>\n

2.7.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Unity of Apperception. 104<\/a><\/p>\n

2.7.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Epistemological Self-Consciousness and Uncertainty. 105<\/a><\/p>\n

2.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Summary and Conclusion. 107<\/a><\/p>\n

3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Christian Conception of Philosophy. 112<\/a><\/p>\n

3.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overview.. 112<\/a><\/p>\n

3.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metaphysics. 112<\/a><\/p>\n

3.2.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speculative, Descriptive and Revisionary Metaphysics. 112<\/a><\/p>\n

3.2.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metaphysics as the Foundation of Science. 117<\/a><\/p>\n

3.2.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metaphysics as the Organising Transcendentals. 120<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Epistemology. 121<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction. 121<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Philosophy of Facts. 121<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Philosophy of Evidences. 125<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overcoming Scepticism.. 127<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reasons To Reject a Naturalised Epistemology. 138<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Justified True Belief (JTB), Gettier and Epistemic Warrant 145<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Plantinga and Warranted Belief 147<\/a><\/p>\n

3.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ethics. 157<\/a><\/p>\n

3.4.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction. 157<\/a><\/p>\n

3.4.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ethics, Moral Knowledge, and Worldview.. 159<\/a><\/p>\n

3.4.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Theonomy and Ethics. 161<\/a><\/p>\n

3.4.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Modern Theonomy. 168<\/a><\/p>\n

3.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christian \u201cWorldview Philosophy\u201d. 171<\/a><\/p>\n

3.5.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction. 171<\/a><\/p>\n

3.5.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is \u201cChristian Worldview\u201d Philosophy?. 172<\/a><\/p>\n

3.5.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Requirement for a Worldview Transcendental 174<\/a><\/p>\n

3.5.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evidentialism and Rationalism.. 176<\/a><\/p>\n

3.5.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Impossibility of \u201cRight Reason\u201d and \u201cCommon Ground\u201d. 178<\/a><\/p>\n

3.5.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Plantinga and Van Til on Apologetics \u2013 Contrast and Confluence. 180<\/a><\/p>\n

3.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Summary and Conclusion. 182<\/a><\/p>\n

4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beyond Anti-Philosophy to Transcendentalism.. 186<\/a><\/p>\n

4.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Transcendentalism \u2013 First Remarks. 186<\/a><\/p>\n

4.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Transcendentalism and Scepticism.. 187<\/a><\/p>\n

4.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Practical and Theoretical Reason. 189<\/a><\/p>\n

4.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Worldviews and Ultimate Authority. 191<\/a><\/p>\n

4.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All Reasoning is \u2018Circular Reasoning\u2019 but not all Reasoning is \u2018Viciously Circular\u2019. 195<\/a><\/p>\n

4.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Form of Life. 196<\/a><\/p>\n

4.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Necessity of a Transcendental Defence. 199<\/a><\/p>\n

4.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Transcendental Mode of Criticism.. 202<\/a><\/p>\n

4.9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Summary and Conclusion. 203<\/a><\/p>\n

5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Christian Presupposition. 207<\/a><\/p>\n

5.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Christian Transcendental as the Only True Transcendental 207<\/a><\/p>\n

5.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contingency and Predestination. 209<\/a><\/p>\n

5.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 General Revelation and Special Revelation. 211<\/a><\/p>\n

5.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Common Grace, Pluralism and Epistemological Self-Consciousness. 212<\/a><\/p>\n

5.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sovereignty, Indeterminacy and Natural Law.. 215<\/a><\/p>\n

5.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biblical Presuppositionalism.. 222<\/a><\/p>\n

5.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Summary and Conclusion. 226<\/a><\/p>\n

6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Transcendental Argument for God (TAG) 228<\/a><\/p>\n

6.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction. 228<\/a><\/p>\n

6.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Logical Form and Overview.. 228<\/a><\/p>\n

6.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Distinctiveness of Transcendental Reasoning. 230<\/a><\/p>\n

6.3.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Conclusion is a Transcendental<\/em> 230<\/a><\/p>\n

6.3.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All Reasoning Is Circular Reasoning. 231<\/a><\/p>\n

6.3.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Scope of the Argument 231<\/a><\/p>\n

6.3.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Kant Controversy. 233<\/a><\/p>\n

6.3.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Option \u201cA\u201d and Option \u201cB\u201d Transcendental Arguments. 235<\/a><\/p>\n

6.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Van Til\u2019s Transcendentalism.. 236<\/a><\/p>\n

6.4.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Presuppositional Apologetics. 236<\/a><\/p>\n

6.4.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From Probability to Certainty. 237<\/a><\/p>\n

6.4.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indirect Argumentation. 237<\/a><\/p>\n

6.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Criticisms of TAG.. 240<\/a><\/p>\n

6.5.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Global Criticisms of Transcendentalism.. 240<\/a><\/p>\n

6.5.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Nature of TAG.. 243<\/a><\/p>\n

6.5.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Uniqueness Proof 244<\/a><\/p>\n

6.5.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Mere Sufficiency of the Christian Worldview.. 245<\/a><\/p>\n

6.5.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The \u2018Fristianity\u2019 Objection. 246<\/a><\/p>\n

6.5.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From Conceptual Necessity to Ontological Necessity. 247<\/a><\/p>\n

6.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Summary and Conclusion. 250<\/a><\/p>\n

7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Final Conclusion. 254<\/a><\/p>\n

7.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Summary. 254<\/a><\/p>\n

7.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Specific Conclusions. 254<\/a><\/p>\n

7.2.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overcoming Scepticism.. 254<\/a><\/p>\n

7.2.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philosophy and Science. 256<\/a><\/p>\n

7.2.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christianity, Religious Experience and Apologetic Philosophy. 258<\/a><\/p>\n

7.2.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Transcendentalism and TAG.. 263<\/a><\/p>\n

7.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Contribution of Our Thesis as Original Research. 267<\/a><\/p>\n

7.3.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As Augustinian Apologetics. 267<\/a><\/p>\n

7.3.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In Opposition to Scientism.. 268<\/a><\/p>\n

7.3.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As Synthesis of Van Til and Plantinga. 268<\/a><\/p>\n

7.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Wider Relevance of the Research. 270<\/a><\/p>\n

7.4.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As Van Tillian Scholarship. 270<\/a><\/p>\n

7.4.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christian Ethics. 272<\/a><\/p>\n

7.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Limitations to the Research. 273<\/a><\/p>\n

7.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recommendation for Further Research. 275<\/a><\/p>\n

Bibliography. 276<\/a><\/p>\n

Bibliographical Notes. 298<\/a><\/p>\n

General Annotations. 298<\/a><\/p>\n

Specific Annotations. 298<\/a><\/p>\n

Biblical Abbreviations and Version Copyright Information. 303<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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