Weingartner Omniscience

From a Logical Point of View
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-032709-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 23, 188 Seiten

Reihe: Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis

The aim of the book is to clarify the concept of omniscience. This is done first by discussing basic questions on omniscience (chs.1-12) and secondly by offering a theory of omniscience as an axiomatic system in which also a definition of omniscience is given (ch.13). The twelve chapters deal with questions like whether everything is true what God knows, whether God´s knowledge is bound to time, whether it concerns singular truths or only laws, whether it extends also to contingent future events.etc. The book is neither a book about the existence of God nor about proofs for his existence. It is a book about the possibility of a consistent concept of omniscience which can be attributed to God. And it invalidates opposite claims and shows that they are based on wrong or very doubtful premises. The pros and cons at the beginning of each chapter represent different positions and objections which are clarified and discussed in the answer to the objections.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weingartner, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Fundamentaltheologie, Dogmatik, Christologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;5
2;Contents;7
3;1. Whether Everything is True What GodKnows;13
4;2. Whether God Necessarily Knows WhateverHe Knows;31
5;3. Whether God Knows Something at SomeTime;37
6;4. Whether God Knows All Past and PresentEvents;49
7;5. Whether God's Knowledge Exceeds HisPower;53
8;6. Whether God Causes Everything What HeKnows;65
9;7. Whether God Knows Singular Truths?;79
10;8. Whether God's Knowledge of Singular,Contingent Truths Implies the Mutability ofGod;91
11;9. Whether God Knows What Is Not;97
12;10. Whether Knowledge or Truth Can Changethe Status of a State of Affairs;109
13;11. Whether God Knows Future States ofAffairs;127
14;12. Whether God Knows Everything That isTrue;147
15;13. A Theory of Omniscience;165
16;LITERATURE;185
17;Subject Index;195
18;Name Index;199