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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| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature B. V
2022
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 91, Issue: 2, Pages: 93-109 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Plantinga, Alvin 1932-
/ Ontological proof of God's existence
/ Modality
/ Size
/ Maximum
/ Criticism
/ Evil
/ Vicious circle (Philosophy)
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God VA Philosophy |
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Modal problem of evil
B Maximal greatness B Modal ontological argument B Plantinga |
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