The modal problem of creatio ex nihilo
I first provide an interpretation of the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo based on the Fourth Lateran Council, according to which God creates from nothing if and only if God creates everything except God Himself. I then show that this doctrine entails the modal problem that it is both possible and not...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Nature B. V
[2020]
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 88, Issue: 2, Pages: 197-213 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Creatio ex nihilo
/ Modality
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation |
Further subjects: | B
Creatio ex nihilo
B Divine Freedom B Divine Omnipotence B Modality |
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