Hegel's metaphysics of God : the ontological proof as the development of a Trinitarian divine ontology / Patricia Marie Calton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calton, Patricia Marie.

Series:

Ashgate new critical thinking in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich.

Religion--Philosophy--History--19th century.

Religion.

Religion--Philosophy.

History.

God--History of doctrines--19th century.

God.

God--History of doctrines.

Physical Description:

vii, 131 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2001]

Contents:

I The Tension Between Religion and Philosophy 1

II The Enlightenment and Romanticism on Knowing God 3

III Hegel's Solution to the Problem of Cognition of God 6

1 Hegel's Critique of the Ontological Proof 9

II Anselm's Formulation of the Ontological Proof 10

III Kant's Critique of the Ontological Proof 13

IV Hegel's Rejection of Kant's Critique 21

V Hegel's Criticism of Anselm's Ontological Proof 28

2 Hegel's Ontological Proof 33

I Lessing's Ditch and Hegel's Ontological Proof 33

II The Form That a Proof for God's Existence Must Take 35

III Hegel's Ontological Proof: Being is Systematic Mind 39

IV Bridging Lessing's Ditch: The Truth of the Finite is the Infinite 60

V Hegel's Proof Takes the Proper Form 62

3 Hegel's Metaphysics of God 67

I Hegel's Proof Entails a Trinitarian Divine Ontology 67

II The Enlightenment's Empty Concept of God 70

III Hegel's Response to Enlightenment Philosophy of God 71

IV Hegel's Deduction of God's Trinitarian Structure 73

V The Deduction of the Intrinsic Trinity 73

VI The Deduction of the Extrinsic Trinity 82

VII Knowledge of God: The Kingdom of the Spirit 89

VIII A Summary of Hegel's Ontological Proof 91

4 Philosophy's Completion of the Extrinsic Trinity 95

II Humanity as Alienated from God 96

III The Reconciliation of God and Humanity 102

IV The Kingdom of the Spirit: The Spiritual Community 106.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [125]-126) and index.

ISBN:

0754615146

OCLC:

46959893