Theistic modal realism and causal modal collapse
Theistic modal realism argues for an extension of Lewis's modal realism capable of accommodating a theistic God. By affording elegant solutions to many atheistic challenges, the view is of great theoretical utility for the theist. However, it has been objected that within a Lewisian framework G...
Published in: | Religious studies |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2021]
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Religious studies
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Lewis, David K. 1941-2001
/ Theism
/ Modality
/ Realism
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God |
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Summary: | Theistic modal realism argues for an extension of Lewis's modal realism capable of accommodating a theistic God. By affording elegant solutions to many atheistic challenges, the view is of great theoretical utility for the theist. However, it has been objected that within a Lewisian framework God cannot be causally efficacious on pain of collapsing intuitively distinct modal notions. In this article I explain why these worries are ill-founded and show how God's existence and causal power over the pluriverse can be consistently understood. If successful, the proposal offers a congenial theistic way to adopt modal realism and address the atheological problems. |
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ISSN: | 1469-901X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S003441252000027X |