Constituting the Trinity
Recently several authors have developed accounts of the Trinity employing the metaphysical notion of constitution. I expound one such proposal and defend it against objections from Keith Yandell and Brian Leftow. In the process, I propose an improved definition of the constitution relation as applie...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2019
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Religious studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 57, Issue: 3, Pages: 523-531 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Trinity
/ Constitution (Philosophy)
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God |
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Summary: | Recently several authors have developed accounts of the Trinity employing the metaphysical notion of constitution. I expound one such proposal and defend it against objections from Keith Yandell and Brian Leftow. In the process, I propose an improved definition of the constitution relation as applied to the Trinity. I then compare the resulting trinitarian metaphysics with Leftow's own view. |
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ISSN: | 1469-901X |
Reference: | Kritik in "The Trinity is still unconstitutional (2020)"
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Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S003441251900057X |