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Beyond the Control of God?

Six Views on The Problem of God and Abstract Objects

  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 1.8 cm

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For theology students and philosophy scholars

Unpacks diverse views on God and abstract objects

Sharpens your thinking on the nature of divinity

Discover six distinct philosophical perspectives on the complex relationship between God and abstract objects.

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The question of God's relationship to abstract objects touches on a number of perennial concerns related to the nature of God. God is typically thought to be an independent and self-sufficient being. Further, God is typically thought to be supremely sovereign such that all reality distinct from God is dependent on God's creative and sustaining activity. However, the view that there are abstract objects seems to be a repudiation of this traditional understanding of God. Abstract objects are typically thought to exist necessarily and it is natural to think that if something exists necessarily, it does so because it is its nature to exist. Thus, abstract objects exist independently of God, which is a repudiation of the traditional understanding of God. Philosophers have called this the problem of God and abstract objects. In this book, six contemporary solutions to the problem are set out and defended against objections. It will be valuable for all students or scholars who are interested in the concept and nature of God.
Beyond the Control of God? and Is Faith in God Reasonable?
Is Faith in God Reasonable?Beyond the Control of God?

  • Title

    Beyond the Control of God?

  • Author

    Paul Gould

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

  • Published

    May 2014

  • Weight

    341g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9781623563653

  • ISBN-10

    1623563658

  • Eden Code

    4255413

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