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Author : Norman Kretzmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199246533
Norman Kretzmann expounds and criticises Aquinas' theology of creation, which is natural (or philosophical) in that Aquinas developed it without depending on the data of Scripture.
Author : Thomas V. Morris
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781501746123
The past three decades have seen a vigorous upsurge of interest in the philosophy of religion. Nevertheless, a relatively narrow range of topics has dominated the field. This ground-breaking volume, the effort of fifteen leading American philosophers of religion, represents a new movement in Anglo-American philosophical theology; it introduces important topics and fresh approaches to philosophical theology by centering its discussion on the relationship between God and the created universe.
Author : Jonathan Fuqua,Robert C. Koons
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000836936
This volume provides a contemporary account of classical theism. It features 17 original essays from leading scholars that advance the discussion of classical theism in new and interesting directions. It’s safe to say that classical theism—the view that God is simple, omniscient, and the greatest possible being—is no longer the assumed view in analytic philosophy of religion. It is often dismissed as being rooted in outdated metaphysical systems of the sort advanced by ancient and medieval philosophers. The main purpose of this volume is twofold: to provide a contemporary account of what classical theism is and to advance the scholarly discussion about classical theism. In Section I, the contributors offer a clear and cutting-edge account of the nature and existence of the God and the historical and theological foundations of classical theism. Section II contains chapters on a variety of topics, such as whether classical theism’s doctrine of simplicity needs revision, whether simplicity is compatible with the Christian doctrine of the Incarnation, and whether the hypothesis of a multiplicity of divine ideas is consistent with divine simplicity, among others. Classical Theism will appeal to scholars and advanced students in the philosophy of religion who are interested in the nature of God. Chapters 2 and 6 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Author : Jeffrey Koperski
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118932803
The Physics of Theism provides a timely, critical analysis of the ways in which physics intertwines with religion. Koperski brings clarity to a range of arguments including the fine-tuning argument, naturalism, the laws of nature, and the controversy over Intelligent Design. A single author text providing unprecedented scope and depth of analysis of key issues within the Philosophy of Religion and the Philosophy of Science Critically analyses the ways in which physics is brought into play in matters of religion Self-contained chapters allow readers to directly access specific areas of interest The area is one of considerable interest, and this book is a timely and well-conceived contribution to these debates Written by an accomplished scholar working in the philosophy of physics in a style that renders complex arguments accessible
Author : Timothy O'Connor
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781444350883
An expansive, yet succinct, analysis of the Philosophy of Religion – from metaphysics through theology. Organized into two sections, the text first examines truths concerning what is possible and what is necessary. These chapters lay the foundation for the book’s second part – the search for a metaphysical framework that permits the possibility of an ultimate explanation that is correct and complete. A cutting-edge scholarly work which engages with the traditional metaphysician’s quest for a true ultimate explanation of the most general features of the world we inhabit Develops an original view concerning the epistemology and metaphysics of modality, or truths concerning what is possible or necessary Applies this framework to a re-examination of the cosmological argument for theism Defends a novel version of the Leibnizian cosmological argument
Author : John Laird
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134049707
Theism is one of the major types of metaphysics and cosmology is the general theory of the whole wide world. Must the world have an over-worldly source, or any source? Would "space" crumble unless God perpetually sustained it by his brooding omnipresence? Is all power, properly understood, divine power? These large questions, never out of date, are examined by Professor Laird in the light of contemporary philosophy. This seminal work, originally published in 1940 is a lucid and profound discussion in theological philosophy.
Author : Andrei Buckareff,Yujin Nagasawa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191075599
The concept of God according to traditional Judeo-Christian-Islamic theism minimally includes the following theses: (i) There is one God; (ii) God is an omniscient, omnipotent, and morally perfect agent; (iii) God is the creator ex nihilo of the universe and the sustainer of all that exists; and (iv) God is an immaterial substance that is ontologically distinct from the universe. Proponents of alternative concepts of God, such as pantheism, panentheism, religious anti-realism, developmental theism, and religious naturalism, exclude at least one of these claims. A number of prominent philosophers and scientists have expressed sympathy with alternative concepts of the divine. However, voices raised in defense of these concepts tend not to be taken seriously in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion. This volume aims to shed light on alternative concepts of God and to thoroughly consider their merits and demerits. The contributors are leading analytic philosophers of religion, including critics of these views as well as sympathizers. This is the first contemporary edited collection featuring the work of analytic philosophers of religion covering such a wide range of alternative concepts of God.
Author : Norman Kretzmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1269231330
Author : Norman Kretzmann,Susan Linn Sage Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Norman Kretzmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780198237877
Norman Kretzmann expounds and criticizes Aquinas's theology of creation, which is natural' (or philosophical) in that Aquinas developed it without depending on the data of Scripture. Because of the special importance of intellective creatures like us, Aquinas's account of the divine origin and organization of the universe includes essential ingredients of his philosophy of mind. The Metaphysics of Creation is a continuation of the project Kretzmann began inThe Metaphysics of Theism; as before, he not only explains Aquinas's natural theology, but advocates it as the best available to us.
Author : Benjamin H. Arbour
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Omniscience (Theory of knowledge)
ISBN : 1032094788
This new collection of philosophically rigorous essays critiques the interpretation of divine omniscience known as open theism, focusing primarily on philosophically motivated open theism and positing arguments that reject divine knowledge of future contingents in the face of the dilemma of freedom and foreknowledge. The sixteen new essays in this collection, written by some of the most renowned philosophers on the topic of divine providence, represent a philosophical attempt to seriously consider open theism. They cover a wide variety of issues, including: the ontology of time, systematic metaphysics, perfect being theology, the Christian doctrine of the Incarnation, the problem of evil, and the nature of divine knowledge in general. Philosophical Essays Against Open Theism advances the discussion by wrestling against the assertions of open theism, and will be of interest to both proponents and opponents of this controversial issue.
Author : Robin Le Poidevin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134871117
First Published in 2004. In Arguing for Atheism, Robin Le Poidevin addresses the question of whether theism-the view that there is a personal, transcendent creator of the universe - solves the deepest mysteries of existence. Philosophical defences of theism have often been based on the idea that it explains things which atheistic approaches cannot: for example, why the universe exists, and how there can be objective moral values. The main contention of Arguing for Atheism is that the reverse is true: that in fact theism fails to explain many things it claims to, while atheism can explain some of the things it supposedly leaves mysterious. It is also argued that religion need not depend on belief in God. Designed as a text for university courses in the philosophy of religion and metaphysics, this book’s accessible style and numerous explanations of important philosophical concepts and positions will also make it attractive to the general reader.
Author : W.L. Craig
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401717151
In this highly original and ground-breaking work, the author brings together discussions in the philosophy of time and space, philosophy of language, phenomenology, philosophy of science, Special and General Relativity, classical cosmology, quantum mechanics, and so forth, with the concerns of philosophy of religion and theology, in order to craft a philosophically informed and scientifically tenable doctrine of divine eternity and God's relationship to time.
Author : Christopher Ben Simpson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725237285
William Desmond's original and creative work in metaphysics is attracting more and more attention from philosophers of religion. Putting Desmond in conversation with John D. Caputo, an important philosopher of religion from the Continental tradition, Christopher Ben Simpson casts new light on Desmond's complex, multifaceted, and nuanced thought. The comparative approach allows Simpson to get at the core of recent debates in the philosophy of religion. He develops a rich understanding of how ethics and religion are informed by metaphysics, and contrasts this approach to the decidedly anti-metaphysical stance in Continental philosophy. Religion, Metaphysics, and the Postmodern presents a systematic analysis of Desmond's thought as it advances work on Caputo's thinking and on the philosophy of religion.
Author : Hugh J. McCann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190611200
The articles in the present collection deal with the religious dimension of the problem of free will. All of the papers also have implications for broader philosophical and theological issues, and will thus be of interest to a wide variety of scholars, both religious and secular. Together they provide a historical and contemporary overview of problems in the theology of freedom, together with recent work by some important philosophers in the field aimed at resolving those problems. The chapters are divided into four sections. The first addresses central issues about the nature of free will and how free will relates to theological topics such as theological fatalism and the problem of evil. The second section focuses on historical debates about free will and theism, but with an eye toward how those historical discussions can be brought into discussion with contemporary debates. The third section aims to address and understand divine freedom, while the final section explores implications of the doctrine of divine omnicausality.
Author : James Richmond
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015009193965
The 'problem' of natural theology is examined in the contexts both of Continental Europe and Anglo-Saxon circles. The 'nature' of natural theology is redefined in terms of the construction of a metaphysical map of the experienced world, and the main areas of experience significant for the natural theologian are delineated and analyzed. An attempt is made to demonstrate the logic involved in moving from such a map of the existence and activity of a transcendent personal ground of the world. Thus during its course, a doctrine is sketched of the human self as an analogue for theistic thinking and discourse. Throughout the argument, the author tries to anticipate and meet the objections of both philosophical sceptics and Christian fideists. [Book jacket].
