Cantorian Infinity and Philosophical Concepts of God
It is often alleged that Cantors views about how the set theoretic universe as a whole should be considered are fundamentally unclear. In this article we argue that Cantors views on this subject, at least up until around 1896, are relatively clear, coherent, and interesting. We then go on to argue...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2013]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 117-138 |
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| Summary: | It is often alleged that Cantors views about how the set theoretic universe as a whole should be considered are fundamentally unclear. In this article we argue that Cantors views on this subject, at least up until around 1896, are relatively clear, coherent, and interesting. We then go on to argue that Cantors views about the set theoretic universe as a whole have implications for theology that have hitherto not been sufficiently recognised. However, the theological implications in question, at least as articulated here, would not have satisfied Cantor himself. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v5i3.222 |