Maximal God : a new defence of perfect being theism / Yujin Nagasawa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nagasawa, Yujin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monotheism.

Theism.

God (Christianity).

God (Christianity)--Omniscience.

God (Christianity)--Knowableness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

New defence of perfect being theism

New defense of perfect being theism

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Perfect being theism is a version of theism that says that God is the greatest possible being. Although perfect being theism is the most common form of monotheism in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition, its truth has been disputed by philosophers and theologians for centuries. Maximal God proposes a new, game-changing defence of perfect being theism by developing what the book calls the ‘maximal concept of God’. Perfect being theists typically maintain that God is an omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent being but, according to Maximal God, God should be understood rather as a being that has the maximal consistent set of knowledge, power, and benevolence. The book argues that once we accept the maximal concept, we can establish perfect being theism on two grounds. First, we can refute nearly all existing arguments against perfect being theism simultaneously. Second, we can construct a novel, strengthened version of the modal ontological argument for perfect being theism. The book concludes that the maximal God concept provides the basis for a unified defence of perfect being theism that is highly effective and economical.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Description based on print version of record

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 16, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

0-19-107643-0

0-19-181860-7