The Open Future Square of Opposition: a Defense

This essay explores the validity of Gregory Boyd's open theistic account of the nature of the future. In particular, it is an investigation into whether Boyd's logical square of opposition for future contingents provides a model of reality for free will theists that can preserve both bival...

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Published in:Sophia
Main Author: Hess, Elijah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands [2017]
In: Sophia
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Molinism
B Open Theism
B Gregory Boyd
B Open future
B William Lane Craig
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Summary:This essay explores the validity of Gregory Boyd's open theistic account of the nature of the future. In particular, it is an investigation into whether Boyd's logical square of opposition for future contingents provides a model of reality for free will theists that can preserve both bivalence and a classical conception of omniscience. In what follows, I argue that it can.
ISSN:1873-930X
Contains:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11841-016-0558-5