Kalām Cosmological Argument: A Reassessment

AvJacobus Erasmus

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Del 25 i serien Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures

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Beskrivning

This book offers a discussion of the kalam cosmological argument, and presents a defence of a version of that argument after critically evaluating three of the most important versions of the argument.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-06-04
Mått:155 x 235 x 12 mm
Vikt:312 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures
Antal sidor:186
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319892481

Utforska kategorier

Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Jacobus Erasmus is currently a postdoctoral researcher at North-West University, South Africa. He received his PhD in 2016 from North-West University and was awarded the Merit Prize in 2015 by the university’s School of Philosophy for superior performance for his doctoral dissertation. Jacobus Erasmus also holds an Honours Degree in IT and he is a part-time computer scientist and programmer. His main research interests include Natural Theology, Philosophy of Religion, and Metaphysics.

Recensioner i media

“Jacobus Erasmus’s book introduces KCA very understandably, both historically and conceptually. Moreover, its claim that the idea of the universe having a beginning is defendable without rejecting actual infinities is also notable. … I hope that this study, which provides vivid and comprehensive connections among different fields regarding the KCA, will attract the attention of theologians, philosophers, and scientists, as well as anyone interested in existential questions about the beginning of the universe.” (Mehmet Bulgen, Nazariyat, Vol. 8 (1), 2022)

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Philoponus’ Creatio Ex Nihilo Argument.- Chapter 3. Al-Ghazālī’s Kalam Cosmological Argument.- Chapter 4. The Rise of Set Theory and Modern Cosmology.- Chapter 5. Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument.- Chapter 6. Problems with the Infinity Argument.- Chapter 7. Philosophical Arguments for a Beginning.- Chapter 8. Can Cosmology Justify Belief in an Eternal Universe?.- Chapter 9. God as the Explanation of the Universe.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.