Atle Søvik
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 460895 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Atle Søvik |
| NOMBRES | Atle |
| APELLIDO | Søvik |
| FIRMA | SØVIK A |
| AFILIACIONES | MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8616-7105 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Herman Philipse. Reason and Religion
Herman Philipse. Reason and Religion: Evaluating and Explaining Belief in Gods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. 219 pp.
How to define climate justice
The article argues that we need a concrete, simple, well‐justified, and global concept for climate justice, and then suggests such a concept. It starts with the abstract idea that nobody should use more than what provides others, both those living now and in the future, with the same opportunity to live on a sustainable planet. This idea is then made concrete by the use of the concept of a global hectare , which is further transformed into the cu…
A New Explanation of Why the Euthyphro Dilemma Is a False Dilemma
The article gives a new explanation for why the Euthyphro dilemma is a false dilemma and argues that it is a middle position that both the theist and the atheist could accept. The argument is that both the will of God and the preferences of individuals are necessary truthmakers for what the good is. Each of the components is insufficient on its own, but jointly they are sufficient. Individual preferences are necessary to provide the normativity o…
Mediated Morality as a Middle Position in Understanding the Relation between God and Morality
How should we understand the relation between God and morality? This article aims to address this question by constructing a theistic metaethical theory informed by postphenomenological mediation theory. According to postphenomenological mediation theory, properties and values are not independent entities but are instead mutually constituted through the relationships that they participate in. By emphasizing relationships and understanding goodnes…
Aspects of Experience and Their Role in Systematic Theology
Experience plays an important role in contemporary theology, but the meaning of the term is often unclear. This article presents six different meanings of the term “experience” and how they are related, inspired by the grounded cognition model of the mind. This is then used to show how the four so-called theological sources (Scripture, tradition, experience and reason) are related in systematic theology. The main argument in the last part is that…
What overarching ethical principle should a superintelligent AI follow
Actualizing Unique Type and Token Values as a Solution to the Problem of Evil
Concerning the problem of evil, I suggest that God's goodness and omnipotence causes God to want to actualize many different values and things, not solely angels in heaven, but also type unique values like independence, self-formation, creativity, and surprise, and token unique goods like animals and human beings. Such a universe as ours, though, requires undisturbed indeterministic self-formation as actualized by a good God to give those token u…
A critique of Samuel Shearn's moral critique of theodicies
In ‘Moral critique and defence of theodicy’ (2013) Samuel Shearn argues that ambitious theodicies trivialize horrendous suffering in an unacceptable way by reinterpreting evils in a way sufferers do not accept. Against Shearn, the authors of this article will argue that sufferer acceptance should not be used as a criterion for the moral acceptability of what theodicies say about horrendous evils. Also, since theodicy is done in the public square,…
Joel Bunting (red)
Hvordan kan man kritisere påstandsinnholdet i religioner på en velbegrunnet måte
More on moral critique of theodicies
The article discusses moral critique of theodicies, and suggests the need for several distinctions in order to avoid misunderstanding. It distinguishes between moral critique of concrete theodicies and theodicies in general, and between moral critique of the content of theodicies and the consequences of theodicies. But there are also different kinds of moral critique of the content and the consequences. After presenting these distinctions, the ar…
Keith Ward
Bart Ehrman
Hvordan forstå og forholde seg til uenighet? – En drøfting av metaposisjoner hos Nicholas Rescher med særlig henblikk på økumenikk og religionsdialog
Why almost all moral critique of theodicies is misplaced
Much moral critique of theodicies is misplaced. Firstly, much of the critique begs the question because it presupposes something else to be true than what the theodicy claims; had the theodicy been true, it would not be immoral. Secondly, much of the moral critique shows situations where theodicies are inappropriate, and argues that they should never be communicated because of these situations. But if a theory is true, there will be some situatio…
Bokmeldinger
Om religionskritikken i Richard Dawkins bok The God Delusion
Actualizing Unique Type and Token Values as a Solution to the Problem of Evil
Concerning the problem of evil, I suggest that God's goodness and omnipotence causes God to want to actualize many different values and things, not solely angels in heaven, but also type unique values like independence, self-formation, creativity, and surprise, and token unique goods like animals and human beings. Such a universe as ours, though, requires undisturbed indeterministic self-formation as actualized by a good God to give those token u…
Bokmeldinger
Om religionskritikken i Richard Dawkins bok The God Delusion
Hvordan forstå og forholde seg til uenighet? – En drøfting av metaposisjoner hos Nicholas Rescher med særlig henblikk på økumenikk og religionsdialog
Why almost all moral critique of theodicies is misplaced
Much moral critique of theodicies is misplaced. Firstly, much of the critique begs the question because it presupposes something else to be true than what the theodicy claims; had the theodicy been true, it would not be immoral. Secondly, much of the moral critique shows situations where theodicies are inappropriate, and argues that they should never be communicated because of these situations. But if a theory is true, there will be some situatio…
Keith Ward
Bart Ehrman
Joel Bunting (red)
Hvordan kan man kritisere påstandsinnholdet i religioner på en velbegrunnet måte
More on moral critique of theodicies
The article discusses moral critique of theodicies, and suggests the need for several distinctions in order to avoid misunderstanding. It distinguishes between moral critique of concrete theodicies and theodicies in general, and between moral critique of the content of theodicies and the consequences of theodicies. But there are also different kinds of moral critique of the content and the consequences. After presenting these distinctions, the ar…
A critique of Samuel Shearn's moral critique of theodicies
In ‘Moral critique and defence of theodicy’ (2013) Samuel Shearn argues that ambitious theodicies trivialize horrendous suffering in an unacceptable way by reinterpreting evils in a way sufferers do not accept. Against Shearn, the authors of this article will argue that sufferer acceptance should not be used as a criterion for the moral acceptability of what theodicies say about horrendous evils. Also, since theodicy is done in the public square,…
Actualizing Unique Type and Token Values as a Solution to the Problem of Evil
Concerning the problem of evil, I suggest that God's goodness and omnipotence causes God to want to actualize many different values and things, not solely angels in heaven, but also type unique values like independence, self-formation, creativity, and surprise, and token unique goods like animals and human beings. Such a universe as ours, though, requires undisturbed indeterministic self-formation as actualized by a good God to give those token u…
Aspects of Experience and Their Role in Systematic Theology
Experience plays an important role in contemporary theology, but the meaning of the term is often unclear. This article presents six different meanings of the term “experience” and how they are related, inspired by the grounded cognition model of the mind. This is then used to show how the four so-called theological sources (Scripture, tradition, experience and reason) are related in systematic theology. The main argument in the last part is that…
What overarching ethical principle should a superintelligent AI follow
Herman Philipse. Reason and Religion
Herman Philipse. Reason and Religion: Evaluating and Explaining Belief in Gods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. 219 pp.
How to define climate justice
The article argues that we need a concrete, simple, well‐justified, and global concept for climate justice, and then suggests such a concept. It starts with the abstract idea that nobody should use more than what provides others, both those living now and in the future, with the same opportunity to live on a sustainable planet. This idea is then made concrete by the use of the concept of a global hectare , which is further transformed into the cu…
A New Explanation of Why the Euthyphro Dilemma Is a False Dilemma
The article gives a new explanation for why the Euthyphro dilemma is a false dilemma and argues that it is a middle position that both the theist and the atheist could accept. The argument is that both the will of God and the preferences of individuals are necessary truthmakers for what the good is. Each of the components is insufficient on its own, but jointly they are sufficient. Individual preferences are necessary to provide the normativity o…
Mediated Morality as a Middle Position in Understanding the Relation between God and Morality
How should we understand the relation between God and morality? This article aims to address this question by constructing a theistic metaethical theory informed by postphenomenological mediation theory. According to postphenomenological mediation theory, properties and values are not independent entities but are instead mutually constituted through the relationships that they participate in. By emphasizing relationships and understanding goodnes…
Philosophy (16 obras) · Epistemology (11 obras) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (9 obras) · Psychology (8 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · Political science (5 obras) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (4 obras) · Christian Theology and Mission (4 obras) · Computer Science (4 obras) · Law (4 obras)