The Greatest Possible Being

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

What can we know about God by reason alone? Philosophical theology is the attempt to obtain such knowledge. An ancient tradition, which is perhaps more influential now than ever, tries to derive the attributes of God from the principle that God is the greatest possible being. Jeff Speaks argues that that constructive project is a failure. He also argues that the related view that the concept of God is the concept of a greatest possible being is a mistake. In the last chapter, he sketches an alternative path forward.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-10-16
Mått:148 x 223 x 17 mm
Vikt:370 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:184
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198826811

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Jeff Speaks is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. His previous work includes The Phenomenal and the Representational (OUP 2015) and New Thinking About Propositions (with Jeffrey King and Scott Soames, OUP 2014).

Recensioner i media

The author delves into both historical and contemporary sources, demonstrates the logical limitations of various arguments about divine attributes, and sketches a path for new approaches. A clear and concise engagement with a traditional philosophical and theological problem,this insightful little book is a worthwhile read for those working in the history of philosophy, philosophy of religion, religious studies, and theology. Summing up: Highly Recommended

Innehållsförteckning

0: Introduction 1: The idea of a greatest possible being 2: Alethic perfect being theology 3: Epistemic perfect being theology 4: Impure perfect being theology 5: Conict and the problem of hidden attributes 6: Permissible tinkering with the concept of God 7: Perfect being semantics 8: Beyond perfect being theology