Stephen T Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4252022 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen T Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen T |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS S T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Claremont McKenna College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Why God Cannot Do What Sterba Wants
Sterba argues that if God existed, God would allow lower-level evils and suffering but should and would prevent all significant and horrendous evils. Since such serious evils do exist, God does not exist. In reply, I argue that in creating a Sterba world, God would be violating one of God's central purposes for the world, viz., that human beings be rationally free to deny God's existence and presence. Given the total absence of horrendous evils i…
Revelation and Inspiration
The Incarnation
Following a meeting held in New York at Easter 2000, this volume discusses the belief in the Incarnation, on the self-emptying that it involves, and its compatibility with divine timelessness.
'The Resurrection of the Dead'
Pascal on Self-caused Belief
Let me begin with a true story. Years ago, early in my career as a professor of philosophy, I had a fascinating series of conversations with a student whom I will call Peter. He was a bright and incisive senior, with a double major in philosophy and psychology. Raised in a religious family, the son of a Christian minister, he was himself unable to believe. His doubts were too strong. But the odd fact was that he genuinely wanted to believe. His r…
Universalism, Hell, and the Fate of the Ignorant
Is Personal Identity Retained in the Resurrection
Divine Omniscience and Human Freedom
Theists typically believe the following two propositions: (1) God is omniscient, and (2) Human beings are free. Are they consistent? In order to decide, we must first ask what they mean. Roughly, let us say that a being is omniscient if for any proposition he knows whether it is true or false. Since I have no wish to deny that there are true and false propositions about future states of affairs (as some philosophers have done), omniscience includ…
A Defence of the Free Will Defence
In this paper I shall discuss a certain theodicy, or line of argument in response to the problem of evil, viz, the so-called ‘free will defence’. What I propose to do is defend this theodicy against an objection that has been made to it in recent years
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A Defence of the Free Will Defence
In this paper I shall discuss a certain theodicy, or line of argument in response to the problem of evil, viz, the so-called ‘free will defence’. What I propose to do is defend this theodicy against an objection that has been made to it in recent years
Divine Omniscience and Human Freedom
Theists typically believe the following two propositions: (1) God is omniscient, and (2) Human beings are free. Are they consistent? In order to decide, we must first ask what they mean. Roughly, let us say that a being is omniscient if for any proposition he knows whether it is true or false. Since I have no wish to deny that there are true and false propositions about future states of affairs (as some philosophers have done), omniscience includ…
Is Personal Identity Retained in the Resurrection
Universalism, Hell, and the Fate of the Ignorant
Pascal on Self-caused Belief
Let me begin with a true story. Years ago, early in my career as a professor of philosophy, I had a fascinating series of conversations with a student whom I will call Peter. He was a bright and incisive senior, with a double major in philosophy and psychology. Raised in a religious family, the son of a Christian minister, he was himself unable to believe. His doubts were too strong. But the odd fact was that he genuinely wanted to believe. His r…
'The Resurrection of the Dead'
The Incarnation
Following a meeting held in New York at Easter 2000, this volume discusses the belief in the Incarnation, on the self-emptying that it involves, and its compatibility with divine timelessness.
Revelation and Inspiration
Why God Cannot Do What Sterba Wants
Sterba argues that if God existed, God would allow lower-level evils and suffering but should and would prevent all significant and horrendous evils. Since such serious evils do exist, God does not exist. In reply, I argue that in creating a Sterba world, God would be violating one of God's central purposes for the world, viz., that human beings be rationally free to deny God's existence and presence. Given the total absence of horrendous evils i…
Philosophy (8 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (4 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (3 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Citation (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)