The Necessity of the Best Possible World, Divine Thankworthiness, and Grace

A number of analytic philosophers of religion have asserted what we will call proposition (T): If God creates the best possible world from an internal necessity alone, then God cannot be thankworthy with respect to creating the best possible world. According to (T), there is inconsistency between di...

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Main Author: Daeley, Justin J. 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands [2019]
In: Sophia
Year: 2019, Volume: 58, Issue: 3, Pages: 423-435
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
NBD Doctrine of Creation
NBK Soteriology
Further subjects:B Theism
B Grace
B Necessity
B Thankworthiness
B Best possible world
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