Aquinas and the Problem of No Best World
Thomas Aquinas is often mentioned in the debate regarding whether God must create a best possible world. Contemporary philosophers usually place Aquinas alongside philosophers who also believe that there can be no best possible world. However, contemporary philosophers have been inconsistent in thei...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2018
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New blackfriars
Έτος: 2018, Τόμος: 99, Τεύχος: 1082, Σελίδες: 503-519 |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Thomas Aquinas
B J.F. Ross B Problem of no best world B Best possible world B Klaas J. Kraay |
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Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή
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Σύνοψη: | Thomas Aquinas is often mentioned in the debate regarding whether God must create a best possible world. Contemporary philosophers usually place Aquinas alongside philosophers who also believe that there can be no best possible world. However, contemporary philosophers have been inconsistent in their understanding of Aquinas’ position. Some have placed him in the same category as Gottfried Leibniz, agreeing that God must create one best possible world. |
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ISSN: | 1741-2005 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: New blackfriars
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/nbfr.12242 |