Revisiting Anselm on Time and Divine Eternity
How to understand Saint Anselm of Canterbury on time and divine eternity is subject to debate. Katherin Rogers argues that Anselm is a four-dimensionalist, whereas Brian Leftow argues that he is a presentist. Despite the disagreement, both scholars assume that Anselm has a positive account of time a...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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2021
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Heythrop journal
Anno: 2021, Volume: 62, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 665-679 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | KAE Pieno Medioevo NBC Dio VA Filosofia |
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| Riepilogo: | How to understand Saint Anselm of Canterbury on time and divine eternity is subject to debate. Katherin Rogers argues that Anselm is a four-dimensionalist, whereas Brian Leftow argues that he is a presentist. Despite the disagreement, both scholars assume that Anselm has a positive account of time and divine eternity to offer. I challenge this assumption, arguing that Anselm is not interested in offering an account of the metaphysics of time and divine eternity. The reading defended here is deflationary in the following sense: Anselm is trying to purify, so to speak, the notion of ‘divine eternity’ from creaturely imperfections that are suggested by our language. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2265 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Heythrop journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/heyj.13593 |