What Becomes of the Damned: Annihilationism Consistent with Nonexistent Objects
Annihilationism provides a fruitful point of contact between philosophers and theologians for further reflection on nonexistence. In this paper I articulate a key commitment of annihilationism; namely, that some persons cease to exist. Such a commitment, I argue, amounts to the claim that some perso...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Université Catholique de Louvain
2024
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TheoLogica
Year: 2024, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 145-165 |
IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology NBE Anthropology NBQ Eschatology VA Philosophy |
Further subjects: | B
Annihilationism
B Nonexistence B Death B Eschatology B Hell |
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Summary: | Annihilationism provides a fruitful point of contact between philosophers and theologians for further reflection on nonexistence. In this paper I articulate a key commitment of annihilationism; namely, that some persons cease to exist. Such a commitment, I argue, amounts to the claim that some persons exist at time t and then do not exist at t+1, become ‘annihilated objects.’ Claims about annihilated objects induct the annihilationist into a wider realism/anti-realism debate about nonexistent objects. I survey some major viewpoints in this debate. I then draw out some implications for each view for the annihilationist’s commitment to annihilated objects. I show that annihilationism is consistent with some forms of realism and anti-realism and inconsistent with others. |
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ISSN: | 2593-0265 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: TheoLogica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14428/thl.v8i1.65443 |