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Existential Inertia and Classical Theistic Proofs

This book critically assesses arguments for the existence of the God of classical theism, develops an innovative account of objects’ persistence, and defends new arguments against classical theism. The authors engage the following classical theistic proofs: Aquinas’s First Way, Aquinas’s De Ente arg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schmid, Joseph C., Linford, Daniel J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Subjects:
Metaphysics
Religion—philosophy
Philosophy Of Religion
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter. 1. Introduction
  • Chapter. 2. Aquinas’s First Way
  • Chapter. 3. Stage One of the Aristotelian Proof
  • Chapter. 4. Existential Inertia and the Aristotelian Causal Principle
  • Chapter. 5. Existential Inertia: Thesis and Taxonomy
  • Chapter. 6. The Metaphysics of Existential Inertia
  • Chapter. 7. Existential Inertia: Motivations and Defense
  • Chapter. 8. Mind the Gap
  • Chapter. 9. The Neo-Platonic Proof
  • Chapter. 10. The Augustinian Proof and Theistic Conceptualism
  • Chapter. 11. The Thomistic and Rationalist Proofs
  • Chapter. 12. Conclusion

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