DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-DA013-1
Version: v1, Published online: 1998
Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/chillingworth-william-1602-44/v-1
Version: v1, Published online: 1998
Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/chillingworth-william-1602-44/v-1
Article Summary
Chillingworth was one of the most notable English-speaking contributors to debates between Protestants and Catholics in the seventeenth century. His use of a distinction between metaphysical and moral certainty proved extremely influential, as did his rationalist and fallibilist approach to issues of faith and authority.
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Milton, J.R.. Chillingworth, William (1602–44), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-DA013-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/chillingworth-william-1602-44/v-1.
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Milton, J.R.. Chillingworth, William (1602–44), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-DA013-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/chillingworth-william-1602-44/v-1.
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