The Concept of God

Author(s)

• Morris, Thomas V.

Bibliographic Information

The Concept of God

edited by Thomas V. Morris

（Oxford readings in philosophy）

Oxford University Press, 1987

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. [271]-273

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780198750765

Description

This volume brings together recent work centring on the concept of God: the existence and physical nature of God, and the "divine attributes" of goodness, omnipotence, omniscience, eternity, immutability, and simplicity.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: William P. Alston: Functionalism and theological language
• Robert Merrihew Adams: Divine necessity
• Robert Oakes: Does traditional theism entail pantheism?
• William J. Wainwright: God's body
• Robert Merrihew Adams: Must God create the best?
• Thomas V. Morris: Duty and divine goodness
• Anthony Kenny: The definition of omnipotence
• Thomas P. Flint & Alfred J. Freddoso: Maximal power
• Alvin Plantinga: On Ockham's way out
• David Blumenfeld: On the compossiblity of the divine attributes
• Eleonore Stump & Norman Kretzmann: Eternity
• William E. Mann: Simplicity and immutability in God.

Volume

ISBN 9780198750772

Description

In recent years, there has been a striking resurgence of interest in the traditional Judeo-Christian concept of God. This anthology contains a representative sample of some of the best contemporary philosophical work on this central religious idea, covering such topics as the existence of God, the physical nature of God, and the "divine attributes"--goodness, omnipotence, omniscience, eternity, immutability, and simplicity.

Table of Contents

• Functionalism and theological language, William P. Alston
• Divine necessity, Robert Merrihew Adams
• Does traditional theism entail pantheism?, Robert Oakes
• God's body, William J. Wainwright
• Must God create the best?, Robert Merrihew Adams
• Duty and divine goodness, Thomas V. Morris
• The definition of omnipotence, Anthony Kenny
• Maximal power, Thomas P. Flint & Alfred J. Freddoso
• On Ockham's way out, Alvin Plantinga
• On the compossibility of the divine attributes, David Blumenfeld
• Eternity, Eleonore Stump & Norman Kretzmann
• Simplicity and immutability in God, William E. Mann.

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Details

• NCID: BA0386605X
• ISBN:
  • 0198750773
  • 0198750765
• LCCN: 86031118
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 276 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BT102.A1
  • DC19 : 212
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : God
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00245045