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Alvin Plantinga

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Alvin Carl Plantinga (born November 15, 1932) is an American analytic philosopher and theologian who works primarily in the fields of philosophy of religion, epistemology (particularly on issues involving epistemic justification), and logic. From 1963 to 1982, Plantinga taught at Calvin University before accepting an appointment as the John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He later returned to Calvin University to become the inaugural holder of the Jellema Chair in Philosophy. A prominent Christian philosopher, Plantinga served as president of the Society of Christian Philosophers from 1983 to 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alvin Plantinga is the 725th most popular philosopher (down from 689th in 2019), the 3,061st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,464th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alvin Plantinga ranks 725 out of 1,267. Before him are Georges Politzer, Sarah Kofman, Arnold Geulincx, Eduard Zeller, Émile Boutroux, and Li Zhi. After him are Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Al-Taftazani, Wang Fuzhi, Julien Benda, Zalmoxis, and John Argyropoulos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Alvin Plantinga ranks 154. Before him are Amrish Puri, Per Nørgård, Anna Moffo, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Nadira, and Spyros Kyprianou. After him are Inese Jaunzeme, Eero Aarnio, Isao Tomita, Elena Poniatowska, József Antall, and Jerzy Hoffman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alvin Plantinga ranks 3,061 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Finger (1914), Edward Snowden (1983), Bruce McCandless II (1937), Amy Beach (1867), Rami Malek (1981), and Chris Pine (1980). After him are Hannibal Hamlin (1809), Lyman Spitzer (1914), Alan Hale Jr. (1921), Craig Mello (1960), Lin Shaye (1943), and Al Martino (1927).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Alvin Plantinga ranks 30. Before him are Jonathan Edwards (1703), Arthur Danto (1924), Michael Walzer (1935), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), C. I. Lewis (1883), and Mary Parker Follett (1868). After him are Jerry Fodor (1935), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), Eric Hoffer (1898), James Mark Baldwin (1861), and Ted Nelson (1937).

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