Eternity, Relative Realities, and Ontological Idealism About Time
This paper argues that idealism can offer a new solution to the problem of relating the "static" presence of things to eternity and the "dynamic" passage of reality in the temporal realm. I first offer a presentation of this problem using the dispute between Aquinas and Scotus, t...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Université Catholique de Louvain
[2021]
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TheoLogica
Year: 2021, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 175-196 |
RelBib Classification: | NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation VA Philosophy |
Further subjects: | B
Creation
B Idealism B Aquinas B Temporal ontology B Scotus |
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Summary: | This paper argues that idealism can offer a new solution to the problem of relating the "static" presence of things to eternity and the "dynamic" passage of reality in the temporal realm. I first offer a presentation of this problem using the dispute between Aquinas and Scotus, then describe "ontological idealism about time," as a smaller-scale idealism, and show how it resolves the original problem. I conclude by demonstrating that this view is consonant with the recent emphasis on the ontological dependence of things on God and that it offers a way of bringing together non-eternalist ontologies and the ontological conclusions posited by the special theory of relativity. |
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ISSN: | 2593-0265 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: TheoLogica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14428/thl.v5i1.31723 |