Is there a problem of creatio ex nihilo? A reply to Pao-Shen Ho
Pao-Shen Ho attempts to argue that the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo (creation out of nothing) violates modal logic and is necessarily false. More precisely, Ho argues that, if God creates the universe out of nothing, then the non-existence of the universe is both possible and impossible,...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
[2020]
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Anno: 2020, Volume: 88, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 215-218 |
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Creatio ex nihilo
/ Modalità
/ Logica
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | AB Filosofia delle religioni NBC Dio NBD Creazione |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Pao-Shen Ho
B Creatio ex nihilo B Kalam Cosmological Argument B Creation out of nothing |
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| Riepilogo: | Pao-Shen Ho attempts to argue that the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo (creation out of nothing) violates modal logic and is necessarily false. More precisely, Ho argues that, if God creates the universe out of nothing, then the non-existence of the universe is both possible and impossible, which is logically incoherent. I point out, however, that Ho commits the (all too common) modal scope fallacy by confusing the scope of necessity in the argument and, therefore, Ho's argument is unsound. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8684 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11153-019-09741-y |