Why the Perfect Being Theologian Cannot Endorse the Principle of Alternative Possibilities
I argue that perfect being theologians cannot endorse the Principle of Alternative Possibilities (AP). On perfect being theology, God is essentially morally perfect, meaning that He always acts in a morally perfect manner. I argue that it is possible that God is faced with a situation in which there...
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2017]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 9, Issue: 4, Pages: 113-131 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
God
/ Fulfilment
/ Moral act
/ Alternative
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God |
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Compatibilism
B Perfect Being Theology B Freedom B Anselm B PAP |
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