Analysis of existing : Barry Miller's approach to God /: Barry Miller's approach to God. (2014 copyright 2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elmar J. Kremer.
• Other Names: Kremer, Elmar J
• Contents: Foreword iii Abbreviations v Introduction 1 Chapter One: Barry Miller's Philosophical Journey 6 I. Miller's life 6 II. Miller's philosophical theology 13 III. Looking ahead 21 Chapter Two: Beginning with Existence 22 I. Is existence a property of concrete individuals? 27 II. Is existence a real property of concrete individuals? 39 III. Miller's constituent ontology 45 IV. A new objection: How can a concrete individual be the subject of its existence? 50 V. Miller's argument for property instances 57 Chapter Three: From Existence to God 73 I. Fido exists qua dependent on something other than his existing and its constituents. 73 II. Ultimately, Fido exists qua dependent on an uncaused cause which is Subsistent Existence. 93 Chapter Four: Divine Simplicity 117 I. Views of God's nature and their controlling notions 117 II. Reformulating and clarifying the notion of Subsistent Existence 120 III: Is God identical with his non-existential properties? 133 IV. Which properties have limit case instances that are zero-bounding? 137 V. Omnipotence, Omniscience, and Divine Intellection 138 Chapter Five: Simplicity, Creation, and Human Freedom 150 I. The contingency of God's knowing 150 II. The contingency and freedom of creation 156 III. The causality of creatures and human freedom 169 Chapter Six: Objections and Replies 179 I. Graham Oppy's Objection to the argument from existence to God 179 II. Katherin A. Rogers' worry that Miller is "in danger of denying any positive meaning at all to our theological language†? 182 III. Bruce Langtry's Criticism of Miller on the relation of God to creatures 186 IV. A Theological Postlude: Is Subsistent Existence the God of the Christian religion? 188 Bibliography 196.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (160 pages)
• Subjects: 211; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; God; Philosophical theology; Metaphysics; God; Metaphysics; Philosophical theology; Philosophy -- Metaphysics; Religion -- Philosophy; Philosophy of religion
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781623563585; 1623563585
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