From a necessary being to god

Not a lot of work on theistic arguments has been devoted to drawing connections between a necessary being and theistic properties. In this paper, I identify novel paths from a necessary being to certain theistic properties: volition, infinite power, infinite knowledge, and infinite goodness. The ste...

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Published in:International journal for philosophy of religion
Main Author: Rasmussen, Joshua (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2009
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2009, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-13
Further subjects:B Causal principle
B Theism
B Necessary being
B Stage II
B Cosmological Argument
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Summary:Not a lot of work on theistic arguments has been devoted to drawing connections between a necessary being and theistic properties. In this paper, I identify novel paths from a necessary being to certain theistic properties: volition, infinite power, infinite knowledge, and infinite goodness. The steps in those paths are an outline for future work on what William Rowe (The Cosmological Argument, 1975, p. 6) has called “stage II” of the cosmological argument.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-008-9191-8