God, Personhood, and Infinity: Against a Hickian Argument
Criticizing Richard Swinburne's conception of God, John Hick argues that God cannot be personal because infinity and personhood are mutually incompatible. An essential characteristic of a person, Hick claims, is having a boundary which distinguishes that person from other persons. But having a...
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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
[2020]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-74 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hick, John 1922-2012
/ God
/ Person
/ Infinity of God
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
John Hick
B Infinity B Personal Conception of God B Personhood |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (KW) Volltext (doi) |