Ambiguity in the Kalām Cosmological Argument: Exposing the Limits of First-Order Predicate Logic
In this paper, I apply Graham Priest’s logical critique of the cosmological argument to the Kalām Cosmological Argument (KCA), focusing on a key ambiguity in its first premise: "Whatever begins to exist has a cause." When formalized in first-order predicate logic (FOL), this premise admits...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Sophia
Year: 2025, Volume: 64, Issue: 4, Pages: 615-649 |
| Further subjects: | B
Graham Priest
B Second-Order modal logic B Kalām cosmological argument B Logical ambiguity B First-Order predicate logic |
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