Sale!

Divinity and Maximal Greatness Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion 1st Edition by Daniel Hill ISBN 0415312884 9780415312882

Original price was: $50.00.Current price is: $35.00.

Divinity and Maximal Greatness Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion 1st Edition Daniel Hill Digital Instant Download

Author(s): Daniel Hill
ISBN(s): 9780415312882, 0415312884
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 1.22 MB
Year: 2005
Language: english
SKU: EB-1472500 Category: Tag:

Divinity and Maximal Greatness Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion 1st Edition by Daniel Hill – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 0415312884, 9780415312882
Full download Divinity and Maximal Greatness Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion 1st Edition after payment

Product details:

ISBN 10: 0415312884
ISBN 13: 9780415312882
Author: Daniel Hill

This book examines the divine nature in terms of maximal greatness. It investigates each attribute associated with maximal greatness – omnipotence, omniscience, perfect goodness, eternity, and beauty, arguing that maximal greatness is necessary and sufficient for divinity.

Divinity and Maximal Greatness Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion 1st Table of contents:

1. Introduction: The Concept of Maximal Greatness

  • Understanding the concept of maximal greatness

  • The role of God in philosophical discourse

  • Maximal greatness and the nature of divinity

  • Historical background: The development of the concept

2. The Metaphysical Nature of Divinity

  • The metaphysics of divine attributes

  • Necessary existence and divine simplicity

  • Divine omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence

  • The problem of divine limits and possible worlds

3. Maximal Greatness and Modal Realism

  • Modal realism and its implications for divine attributes

  • Possible worlds and God’s relation to them

  • Maximal greatness and possible world semantics

  • Exploring the relationship between actuality and possibility

4. The Problem of Evil and Divine Perfection

  • The logical problem of evil and maximal greatness

  • Reconciling maximal greatness with the existence of evil

  • The free will defense and divine omniscience

  • Exploring the nature of divine perfection and imperfection

5. Maximal Greatness and Moral Goodness

  • Moral perfection and divine goodness

  • The connection between maximal greatness and moral agency

  • The nature of divine commands and divine ethics

  • A critique of moral perfection as a divine attribute

6. Maximal Greatness and the Theistic Argument

  • The ontological argument and maximal greatness

  • Anselm’s argument revisited: The concept of a perfect being

  • Contemporary variations of the ontological argument

  • Challenges and responses to the ontological argument

7. Divine Freedom and Maximal Greatness

  • The nature of divine freedom within the context of maximal greatness

  • The relationship between free will and divine necessity

  • Divine freedom and the problem of determinism

  • Can a maximally great being be bound by freedom?

8. Maximal Greatness and Divine Revelation

  • The role of revelation in the context of maximal greatness

  • The epistemic implications of divine self-disclosure

  • Religious experience and the concept of a maximally great being

  • Can revelation be seen as a necessary attribute of divinity?

9. Maximal Greatness in Contemporary Theology

  • Maximal greatness in process theology and open theism

  • The concept of maximal greatness in postmodern theology

  • The critique of maximal greatness in atheistic philosophy

  • Reaffirming the significance of maximal greatness in the 21st century

People also search for Divinity and Maximal Greatness Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion 1st:

    
divinity magazine
    
maximally great being
    
a divinity
    
gravity and divinity
    
gravity and divinity royal road

Tags: Daniel Hill, Divinity, Greatness