On Counting Gods

Our standard scheme for describing and classifying different sorts of religious belief, the trichotomy monotheism-polytheism-atheism, is confused and confusing. In this paper I display some of the confusions and work out a better conceptual scheme, analyzing the concepts deity, god, and ultimate. I...

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Main Author: Tuggy, Dale (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Université Catholique de Louvain [2017]
In: TheoLogica
Year: 2017, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 188-213
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
Further subjects:B Theism
B Atheism
B Deities
B Polytheism
B Monotheism
B Religions
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