The Existence and Nature of God - Couverture souple

 
9780268009113: The Existence and Nature of God
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0268009112 ISBN 13 : 9780268009113
Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 1983

Synopsis

These original essays offer evidence that a growing number of Anglo-American philosophers are finding in the classical discussion of God's existence and nature fertile sources for the critical reflection on issues in the philosophy of religion.

Nelson Pike challenges Aquinas' claim that God is not responsible for evil and shows how the rejection of this claim bears on the proem of evil. Richard Swinburne defends the classical Christian understanding of heaven and hell, arguing that it is both philosophically plausible and compatible with the Christian conception of God's goodness. Philip Quinn proposes a defensible version of the classical assertion that God's conserving a creature in existence is tantamount to his continuously creating that creature.

Thomas Flint and Alfred Freddoso present an analysis of omnipotence which they claim to be both philosophically adequate and consonant with the orthodox Christian belief that God is both omnipotent and incapable of sinning. James Ross's main purpose is to dislodge the assumption that God's power is properly and adequately thought of as the power to cause (or bring about or actualize) states of affairs. Clement Dore reinterprets and defends Descartes' often maligned Fifth Meditation argument for God's existence. finally, Mark Jordan explicates the metaphysical foundations of Aquinas' doctrine of divine names.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alfred J. Freddoso is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and John and Jean Oesterle Professor Emeritus of Thomistic Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

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Éditeur
University of Notre Dame Press
Date d'édition
1983
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0268009112
ISBN 13 
9780268009113
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
Éditeur
Freddoso Alfred J.
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780268009106: The Existence and Nature of God

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0268009104 ISBN 13 :  9780268009106
Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 1983
Couverture rigide