Divine Simplicity
This paper examines a variety of approaches in order to make sense of the doctrine of divine simplicity. Discussing the implications of traditional and contemporary philosophical concepts of divine simplicity, the author argues for taking the divine nature as a stupendous substance (in a Hegelian se...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2018]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 51-88 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Simplicity of God
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God |
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Summary: | This paper examines a variety of approaches in order to make sense of the doctrine of divine simplicity. Discussing the implications of traditional and contemporary philosophical concepts of divine simplicity, the author argues for taking the divine nature as a stupendous substance (in a Hegelian sense) to serve as the one and only truthmaker of statements regarding God, while we can resolve the predication problem which is caused by the idea that, as implied by divine simplicity, God is identical to his attributes if we conceive of the divine nature as an equivalent to Platonic forms. |
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Reference: | Kritik in "Divine Simplicity and the Grammar of God-talk (2018)"
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Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v10i2.2554 |