The Solubility of Salt: A Divine Action Account

In the burgeoning literature on dispositions, solubility is a standard example. In this paper we give a rigorous theistic divine action account of the simple mechanism of the dissolving of salt, NaCl, into the ions Na+ and Cl−. We explore this reaction in terms of an alternative view of divine actio...

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Auteurs: D'Andrea-Winslow, Lisanne (Auteur) ; Schultz, Walter J. 1950- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge [2018]
Dans: Theology and science
Année: 2018, Volume: 16, Numéro: 1, Pages: 107-125
Classifications IxTheo:AB Philosophie de la religion
CF Christianisme et science
NBC Dieu
Sujets non-standardisés:B Divine Action divine compositionalism solubility disposition scientific mechanism
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Résumé:In the burgeoning literature on dispositions, solubility is a standard example. In this paper we give a rigorous theistic divine action account of the simple mechanism of the dissolving of salt, NaCl, into the ions Na+ and Cl−. We explore this reaction in terms of an alternative view of divine action, Divine Compositionalism, which holds that the functioning of every physical, chemical, and biological mechanism in the universe is a manifesting complex disposition, which is nothing other than ways God acts according to plan.
ISSN:1474-6719
Contient:Enthalten in: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2018.1416783