N M L Nathan
Biographic Data
| ID | 461260 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N M L Nathan |
| GIVEN NAMES | N M L |
| FAMILY NAME | Nathan |
| SIGNATURE | NATHAN N M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Liverpool |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Jewish monotheism and the Christian God
Some Christians combine a doctrine about Christ which implies that there is more than one divine self with the doctrine that God revealed to the Jews a monotheism according to which there is just one divine self. I suggest that it is less costly for such Christians to achieve consistency by abandoning the second of these doctrines than to achieve it by abandoning the first
Price of Doubt
Naturalism and Self-Defeat: Plantinga's Version
‘...the whole process of human thought, what we call Reason, is ... valueless if it is the result of irrational causes. Hence every theory of the universe which makes the human mind a result of irrational causes is inadmissible, for it would be a proof that there are no such things as proofs. Which is nonsense. But Naturalism, as commonly held, is precisely a theory of this sort.’ Thus C. S. Lewis, in the first edition of Miracles. Forceful objec…
The Good and the True
The Multiplication of Utility
Some people have supposed that utility is good in itself, non-in-strumentally good, as distinct from good because conducive to other good things. And in modern versions of this view, utility often means want-satisfaction, as distinct from pleasure or happiness. For your want that p to be satisfied, is it necessary that you know or believe that p, or sufficient merely that p is true? However that question is answered, there are problems with the v…
Will and World: A Study in Metaphysics
Introduction Want and belief conflicts Free will Coherence and internal propositions Freedom and natural order Palliatives Free will and free action Volition Evidence A programme subsumed
Will and World: A Study in Metaphysics
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Will and World: a Study in Metaphysics. By N.M.L. Nathan. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992. Pp. 171. Price £25.00.) Sebastian Gardner Sebastian Gardner Birkbeck College, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 44, Issue 174, January 1994, Pages 122–124, https://doi.org/10.2307/2220157 Published: 01 January 1994
McTaggart's Immaterialism
Journal Article McTaggart's Immaterialism Get access N. M. L. Nathan N. M. L. Nathan University of Liverpool Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 41, Issue 165, October 1991, Pages 442–456, https://doi.org/10.2307/2220079 Published: 01 October 1991
On the Non-Causal Explanation of Human Action
Materialism and Action
The Concept of Justice
Justice versus Social Roles
The Concept of Justice
The Concept of Justice
The Concept of Justice
Justice versus Social Roles
Materialism and Action
On the Non-Causal Explanation of Human Action
McTaggart's Immaterialism
Journal Article McTaggart's Immaterialism Get access N. M. L. Nathan N. M. L. Nathan University of Liverpool Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 41, Issue 165, October 1991, Pages 442–456, https://doi.org/10.2307/2220079 Published: 01 October 1991
The Multiplication of Utility
Some people have supposed that utility is good in itself, non-in-strumentally good, as distinct from good because conducive to other good things. And in modern versions of this view, utility often means want-satisfaction, as distinct from pleasure or happiness. For your want that p to be satisfied, is it necessary that you know or believe that p, or sufficient merely that p is true? However that question is answered, there are problems with the v…
Will and World: A Study in Metaphysics
Introduction Want and belief conflicts Free will Coherence and internal propositions Freedom and natural order Palliatives Free will and free action Volition Evidence A programme subsumed
Will and World: A Study in Metaphysics
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Will and World: a Study in Metaphysics. By N.M.L. Nathan. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992. Pp. 171. Price £25.00.) Sebastian Gardner Sebastian Gardner Birkbeck College, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 44, Issue 174, January 1994, Pages 122–124, https://doi.org/10.2307/2220157 Published: 01 January 1994
The Good and the True
Naturalism and Self-Defeat: Plantinga's Version
‘...the whole process of human thought, what we call Reason, is ... valueless if it is the result of irrational causes. Hence every theory of the universe which makes the human mind a result of irrational causes is inadmissible, for it would be a proof that there are no such things as proofs. Which is nonsense. But Naturalism, as commonly held, is precisely a theory of this sort.’ Thus C. S. Lewis, in the first edition of Miracles. Forceful objec…
Price of Doubt
Jewish monotheism and the Christian God
Some Christians combine a doctrine about Christ which implies that there is more than one divine self with the doctrine that God revealed to the Jews a monotheism according to which there is just one divine self. I suggest that it is less costly for such Christians to achieve consistency by abandoning the second of these doctrines than to achieve it by abandoning the first
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