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 de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
[2020]
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Ano: 2020, Volume: 88, Número: 2, Páginas: 215-218 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Criação do nada
/ Modalidade
/ Lógica
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AB Filosofia da religião NBC Deus NBD Criação |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Pao-Shen Ho
B Kalam Cosmological Argument B Criação do nada B Creation out of nothing |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Resumo: | 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 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11153-019-09741-y |