God and necessity
Brian Leftow offers a theist theory of necessity and possibility, and a new sort of argument for God's existence. He argues that necessities of logic and mathematics are determined by God's nature, but that it is events in God's mind - his imagination and choice - that account for nec...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Reviews: | Review of God and necessity, by Brian Leftow (2015) (Shannon, Nathan D., 1977 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
God
/ Necessity
/ Modality
B Proof of God's existence / Modality |
| Further subjects: | B
Necessity (philosophy)
B Theism B God Proof, Ontological B God Proof, Ontological B Possibility B Necessity (Philosophy) |
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| Summary: | Brian Leftow offers a theist theory of necessity and possibility, and a new sort of argument for God's existence. He argues that necessities of logic and mathematics are determined by God's nature, but that it is events in God's mind - his imagination and choice - that account for necessary truths about concrete creatures |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis Seite 552-568 (Seite 552 ungezählt) Mit Register Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
| Physical Description: | ix, 575 Seiten, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-873896-1 0-19-926335-3 978-0-19-926335-6 |
