The Problem of Natural Divine Causation and the Benefits of Partial Causation: A Response to Skogholt
In this article, I defend my previous argument that natural divine causation suffers under the problem of causal overdetermination and that it cannot serve as a line of demarcation between theistic evolution (TE) and intelligent design (ID). I do this in light of Christoffer Skogholt's critique...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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| In: |
Zygon
Year: 2020, Volume: 55, Issue: 3, Pages: 696-709 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theism
/ Creation
/ Naturalism (Philosophy)
/ Evolution
/ Intelligent design
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CB Christian life; spirituality NBD Doctrine of Creation |
| Further subjects: | B
theistic naturalism
B Intelligent design B Overdetermination B Panentheism B theistic evolution B Causality |
| Online Access: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | In this article, I defend my previous argument that natural divine causation suffers under the problem of causal overdetermination and that it cannot serve as a line of demarcation between theistic evolution (TE) and intelligent design (ID). I do this in light of Christoffer Skogholt's critique of my article. I argue that Skogholt underestimates the naturalistic ambitions of some current thinkers in TE and fails, therefore, to adequately respond to my main argument. I also outline how partial causation better serves as a model for the relationship between God's providence and evolution. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12632 |
