Freedom, human and divine

In this paper I seek to show how God's freedom is not reduced or His power diminished by His inability to be less than perfectly good even though ours would be. That ours would be explains why it might prima facie appear to us that there is a "conceptual tension" between some of the c...

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Published in:Religious studies
Main Author: Mawson, T. J. ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2005
In: Religious studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Morriston, Wes / God / Freedom / Omnipotence / Free will
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
NBE Anthropology
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Summary:In this paper I seek to show how God's freedom is not reduced or His power diminished by His inability to be less than perfectly good even though ours would be. That ours would be explains why it might prima facie appear to us that there is a "conceptual tension" between some of the claims of traditional theism and reveals some interesting (well, to me anyway) differences between human freedom and divine freedom.
ISSN:0034-4125
Reference:Bezugnahme auf "Are omnipotence and necessary moral perfection compatible? / Wes Morriston"
Contains:In: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412504007449