Panentheism and Classical Theism

Panentheism seems to be an attractive alternative to classical theism. It is not clear, though, what exactly panentheism asserts and how it relates to classical theism. By way of clarifying the thesis of panentheism, I argue that panentheism and classical theism differ only as regards the modal stat...

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Autor principal: Göcke, Benedikt Paul 1981- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2013
En: Sophia
Año: 2013, Volumen: 52, Número: 1, Páginas: 61-75
Otras palabras clave:B Omniscience
B Panentheism
B Classical Theism
B World
B God
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Sumario:Panentheism seems to be an attractive alternative to classical theism. It is not clear, though, what exactly panentheism asserts and how it relates to classical theism. By way of clarifying the thesis of panentheism, I argue that panentheism and classical theism differ only as regards the modal status of the world. According to panentheism, the world is an intrinsic property of God – necessarily there is a world – and according to classical theism the world is an extrinsic property of God – it is only contingently true that there is a world. Therefore, as long as we do not have an argument showing that necessarily there is a world, panentheism is not an attractive alternative to classical theism.
ISSN:1873-930X
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11841-011-0292-y