Aspirational theism and gratuitous suffering
Philosophers have long wondered whether God exists; and yet, they have ignored the question of whether we should hope that He exists - call this stance aspirational theism. In this article, I argue that we have a weighty pro tanto reason to adopt this stance: theism offers a metaphysical guarantee a...
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2019
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Religious studies
Año: 2021, Volumen: 57, Número: 2, Páginas: 287-300 |
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Teísmo
/ Esperanza
/ Cuestión de la existencia de Dios
/ Sufrimiento
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Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AB Filosofía de la religión NBC Dios |
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Sumario: | Philosophers have long wondered whether God exists; and yet, they have ignored the question of whether we should hope that He exists - call this stance aspirational theism. In this article, I argue that we have a weighty pro tanto reason to adopt this stance: theism offers a metaphysical guarantee against gratuitous suffering (i.e. God would not permit gratuitous suffering). On the other hand, few atheist alternatives offer such a guarantee - and even then, there are reasons to worry that they are inferior to the theistic alternative. Given this difference, we have a strong pro tanto, but not all-things-considered, reason to adopt aspirational theism. |
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ISSN: | 1469-901X |
Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412519000210 |