Metaphysics of Perfect Beings

AvMichael J. Almeida

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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The Metaphysics of Perfect Beings addresses the problems an Anselmian perfect being faces in contexts involving unlimited options. Recent advances in the theory of vagueness, the metaphysics of multiverses and hyperspace, the theory of dynamic or sequential choice, the logic of moral and rational dilemmas, and metaethical theory provide the resources to formulate the new challenges and the Anselmian responses with an unusual degree of precision. Almeida shows that the challenges arising in the unusual contexts involving unlimited options sometimes produce metaphysical surprise.

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Utgivningsdatum:2008-04-03
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415962933

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Michael J. Almeida teaches philosophy at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and is the author of numerous articles on philosophy of religion, ethics and metaethics published in journals such as Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Philosophia, Philosophical Papers, Philosophical Studies, and Theoria.

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"Philosophers of religion with a metaphysical bent will find much of interest here." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One: Atheistic Arguments from ImprovabilityChapter Two: Rational Choice and No Best WorldChapter Three: On Evil's Vague NecessityChapter Four: The Problem of No Maximum EvilChapter Five: On the Logic of ImperfectionChapter Six: Supervenience, Divine Freedom and Absolute OrderingsChapter Seven: Vague EschatologyChapter Eight: Theistic Modal Realism, Multiverses and Hyperspace AppendicesNotesBibliographyIndex