Utrum verum et simplex convertantur: The Simplicity of God in Aquinas and Swinburne
This paper explores Thomas Aquinas' and Richard Swinburne's doctrines of simplicity in the context of their philosophical theologies. Both say that God is simple. However, Swinburne takes simplicity as a property of the theistic hypothesis, while for Aquinas simplicity is a property of God...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2018]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Jahr: 2018, Band: 10, Heft: 2, Seiten: 23-50 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Thomas, von Aquin, Heiliger 1225-1274
/ Swinburne, Richard 1934-
/ Einfachheit Gottes
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus NBC Gotteslehre VB Logik; philosophische Hermeneutik; philosophische Erkenntnislehre |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This paper explores Thomas Aquinas' and Richard Swinburne's doctrines of simplicity in the context of their philosophical theologies. Both say that God is simple. However, Swinburne takes simplicity as a property of the theistic hypothesis, while for Aquinas simplicity is a property of God himself. For Swinburne, simpler theories are ceteris paribus more likely to be true; for Aquinas, simplicity and truth are properties of God which, in a certain way, coincide - because God is metaphysically simple. Notwithstanding their different approaches, some unreckoned parallels between their thoughts are brought to light. |
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| Bezug: | Kritik in "Divine Simplicity and the Grammar of God-talk (2018)"
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| Enthält: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v10i2.2555 |
