Evil and maximal greatness
By defining God as a maximally great being Plantinga is able to devise an ontological argument which validly infers from the possibility of there being a God that there necessarily is a God. In this article I shall argue that Plantinga’s argument is not only question-begging, as several critics have...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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2022
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Anno: 2022, Volume: 91, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 93-109 |
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Plantinga, Alvin 1932-
/ Prova ontologica dell'esistenza di Dio
/ Modalità
/ Grandezza
/ Maximum
/ Critica
/ Il male
/ Circolo vizioso <filosofia> (Filosofia)
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | AB Filosofia delle religioni NBC Dio VA Filosofia |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Modal problem of evil
B Maximal greatness B Modal ontological argument B Plantinga |
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| Riepilogo: | By defining God as a maximally great being Plantinga is able to devise an ontological argument which validly infers from the possibility of there being a God that there necessarily is a God. In this article I shall argue that Plantinga’s argument is not only question-begging, as several critics have complained, but circular in the strongest sense of the term. Based on reflections on the relation between the notions of coherence and possibility, I shall defend two arguments, previously proposed by Tooley (Mind 90:422–427, 1981) and Guleserian (Nous 17:221–238, 1983), against the existence of a maximally great being. The article concludes with some critical remarks on Plantinga’s rationale for conceiving God as such a being. |
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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/s11153-021-09810-1 |
