Middle Knowledge. Theory and Applications (Series: Contributions to Philosophical Theology. Vol. 4)

Hasker, William e.a.

ISBN 10: 3631362889 / ISBN 13: 9783631362884

Published by Frankfurt am Main, Peter Lang 2000, 2000

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309 p. Paperback.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Middle Knowledge. Theory and Applications (Series: Contributions to Philosophical Theology. Vol. 4)
• Publisher: Frankfurt am Main, Peter Lang 2000
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631362889
• ISBN 13: 9783631362884
• Binding: Soft cover

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Synopsis

«God only knows what I’d be without you», sang the Beach Boys in 1966. A certain item of knowledge is here attributed to God – knowledge, so it is said, that no-one else possesses. Some say that this knowledge behaves like that of a super-psychologist, while others say that it is «middle knowledge» – God knows what would have become of the singer in a non-actual world, given certain free decisions of others. This book collects all major contributions to the question whether middle knowledge is possible at all, and if so, what help it would be in spelling out, for example, the doctrine of divine providence.

About the Author

The Editors: William Hasker is a professor at Huntington College, Indiana, and has published widely in the field of philosophical theology.
David Basinger is a professor at Roberts Wesleyan College, New York, and wrote numerous articles concerning divine knowledge and human freedom.
Eef Dekker is a lecturer at the University of Utrecht. He wrote a monograph on middle knowledge.