Hans Jonas' Feeble Theodicy: How on Earth Could God Retire?

In this paper, we criticize Hans Jonas’ analogy between God’s power and the operation of physical forces. We wonder why, if omnipotence had proved to be “a self-contradictory concept”, does Jonas still need to invoke the occurrence of horrendous evils to support the view that “God is not all powerfu...

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Main Author: Clavier, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham [2011]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 305-322
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