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Agnostic
Anselm's Argument
Anselm’s Argument
argument
asymmetrical relations
atheism
Author_Patrick Masterson
Category=QRAB
contemporary
Contemporary Atheism
contra
Divine Perfection
Divine Transcendence
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Eschatological Possibility
Esse Proprium
existence
Extra-mental Existence
Extra-mental Realities
Extra-mental World
gentiles
Grammatical Approach
Greek Metaphysics
Indirect Argument
Infinitely Perfect
Intelligible Structure
metaphysics of dependence
moral obligation theory
Necessarily Existing
necessary
ontological
phenomenological analysis
philosophical accounts of divine creation
philosophy of religion
Posteriori Argument
Self-explanatory Nature
Self-involving Character
summa
Traditional Natural Theology
transcendent
Transcendent Creator
Transcendental Perfections
Ultimate Ontological Foundation
Vice Versa
Wittgensteinian Fideism
Wittgensteinian philosophy
Product details
- ISBN 9780754664260
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 17 Jul 2008
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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What kind of experience might help to confirm and make sense of the puzzling belief in divine creation, so central to the main monotheistic religions? Anselm and Aquinas developed a philosophical understanding of 'Creation' as an asymmetrical relationship between the world and God, that is, that the world is really related to God in a relationship of total dependence but God is in no way really related to or modified by this created world. This idea of an asymmetrical relationship is the key concept unifying all aspects of this book which discusses the three main inter-related questions in a philosophical discussion about God -- the question of meaning, the question of existence, and the question of co-existence. The book explores various 'ciphers' of this asymmetrical relationship in our pre-philosophical lived experience. These are experiences such as that of the relationship between our knowledge and what we know, or our sense of obligation to our vulnerable neighbour. It argues that deciphering such experiences helps to make sense of the 'asymmetrical' relation of creation and that it in turn makes sense of them. Masterson argues further that this idea of asymmetrical relationship provides insight into the main questions of philosophy of religion and is an illuminating source of critical dialogue with contemporary Anglo/American and Phenomenological approaches in philosophy of religion.
Patrick Masterson, M.A.(U.C.D.), Ph.D. (Louvain). Former Dean, Faculty of Philosophy (U.C.D.), Former President of U.C.D. and of the European University Institute, Florence.
