Non-Rigid Forms: Retractions and Revisions

In "Non-Rigid Forms" I characterized possibilities as indefinite forms, in contrast to the definite forms (eternal objects) of actualities. This did not do justice to the atemporality of eternal objects. Indefinite forms ought to be construed as dense clusters of eternal objects. By progre...

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Main Author: Ford, Lewis S. 1933- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Illinois Press 2008
In: Process studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 68-73
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Summary:In "Non-Rigid Forms" I characterized possibilities as indefinite forms, in contrast to the definite forms (eternal objects) of actualities. This did not do justice to the atemporality of eternal objects. Indefinite forms ought to be construed as dense clusters of eternal objects. By progressive definition God specifies relevant possibilities to the occasion, which determines one to become actual.
ISSN:2154-3682
Contains:Enthalten in: Process studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/44797217