Omniscience: From a Logical Point of View (Philosophische Analyse Philosophical Analysis) - Hardcover

Weingartner, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3938793813 ISBN 13: 9783938793817

Publisher: Ontos Verlag, 2008

Synopsis

The aim of the book is to clarify the concept of omniscience. This is done first by discussing basic questions on omniscience (chs.1-12) and secondly by offering a theory of omniscience as an axiomatic system in which also a definition of omniscience is given (ch.13). The twelve chapters deal with questions like whether everything is true what God knows, whether God´s knowledge is bound to time, whether it concerns singular truths or only laws, whether it extends also to contingent futureevents.etc. The book is neither a book about the existence of God nor about proofs for his existence. It is a book about the possibility of a consistent concept of omniscience which can be attributed to God. And it invalidates opposite claims and shows that they are based on wrong or very doubtful premises. The pros and cons at the beginning of each chapter represent different positions and objections which are clarified and discussed in the answer to the objections.The series provides a forum for innovative, high-quality work in all fields of analytical philosophy. The volumes in this series are published in either English or German.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ontos Verlag
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3938793813
• ISBN 13: 9783938793817
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 188