David Basinger
Biographic Data
| ID | 972592 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Basinger |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Basinger |
| SIGNATURE | BASINGER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Roberts Wesleyan College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Divine Providence: The Molinist Account
Divine Providence: The Molinist Account
Book Review| April 01 2000 Divine Providence: The Molinist Account DIVINE PROVIDENCE: THE MOLINIST ACCOUNT. By Thoms P. Flint. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998. Pp. xi, 258. David Basinger David Basinger Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Philosophical Review (2000) 109 (2): 274–276. https://doi.org/10.1215/00318108-109-2-274 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation David Basinger;…
Infant suffering: A response to Chignell
In a recent article in this journal Andrew Chignell assesses attempts by Marilyn McCord Adams and Eleonore Stump to resolve the problem that infant suffering poses for theistic belief, concluding that while the theodicy of each is inadequate in its current form, both can be satisfactorily amended. I argue that (1) Chignell fails to show that the theodicy of either Adams or Stump is inadequate and that (2) since Chignell's revisions are based on a…
Petitionary Prayer: A Response to Murray and Meyers
In a recent article in this journal, Michael Murray and Kurt Meyers offer us (among other things) two innovative and thought-provoking responses to the important question of why God would, even occasionally, refrain from giving us that which he can and would like to give us until we request that he do so: to help the believer learn more about God and thus become more like him and to help the believer realize she is dependent on God. I argue that …
Divine Omniscience and the Soteriological Problem of Evil: Is the Type of Knowledge God Possesses Relevant
The problem of evil normally discussed in philosophical theology is concerned with the pain and suffering experienced in this life . Why do so many innocent children die slow, torturous deaths as the result of disease, famine or earthquakes? Why do so many seemingly innocent adults suffer as the result of the greed, indifference or perversity of others? If God is all-good, then he certainly does not want such suffering. If God is all-powerful, he…
Divine Knowledge and Divine Control: A Response to Gordon and Sadowsky
To say that God is omniscient is normally to say that God knows all true propositions and none that are false. But what exactly is knowable? Some believe that God possesses only ‘present knowledge’ (PK). All that is know-able is that which is (or has been) actual and that which follows deterministically from it. Others believe that God possesses ‘simple foreknowledge’ (SFK). God can also know what will actually happen, including what humans will …
The End of Evil: Process Eschatology in Historical Context. Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
Middle Knowledge and Classical Christian Thought
To say that God is omniscient, most philosophers and theologians agree, is to say that he knows all true propositions and none that are false. But there is a great deal of disagreement about what is knowable. Some believe that God's knowledge is limited to everything that is (or has been) actual and that which will follow deterministically from it. He knows, for example, exactly what Caesar was thinking when he crossed the Rubicon and how many ho…
Divine Persuasion: Could the Process God Do More
Why Petition an Omnipotent, Omniscient, Wholly Good God
Orthodox Christian theists frequently petition God in the sense that they ask him to bring about some state of affairs which they believe may not occur without divine intervention. Such petitions basically fall into three categories: (i) requests in which the petitioner is asking God to influence significantly the natural environment – e.g. calm a hurricane, (2) requests in which the petitioner is asking God to influence significantly the lives o…
Divine omniscience and the best of all possible worlds
Human freedom and divine providence: Some new thoughts on an old problem
Christian theists have not normally wished to deny either of the following tenets: T1 God creates human agents such that they are free with respect to certain actions and, therefore, morally responsible for them. T2 God is an omniscient, wholly good being who is omnipotent in the sense that he has (sovereign, providential) control over all existent states of affairs
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Human freedom and divine providence: Some new thoughts on an old problem
Christian theists have not normally wished to deny either of the following tenets: T1 God creates human agents such that they are free with respect to certain actions and, therefore, morally responsible for them. T2 God is an omniscient, wholly good being who is omnipotent in the sense that he has (sovereign, providential) control over all existent states of affairs
Divine omniscience and the best of all possible worlds
Why Petition an Omnipotent, Omniscient, Wholly Good God
Orthodox Christian theists frequently petition God in the sense that they ask him to bring about some state of affairs which they believe may not occur without divine intervention. Such petitions basically fall into three categories: (i) requests in which the petitioner is asking God to influence significantly the natural environment – e.g. calm a hurricane, (2) requests in which the petitioner is asking God to influence significantly the lives o…
Divine Persuasion: Could the Process God Do More
Middle Knowledge and Classical Christian Thought
To say that God is omniscient, most philosophers and theologians agree, is to say that he knows all true propositions and none that are false. But there is a great deal of disagreement about what is knowable. Some believe that God's knowledge is limited to everything that is (or has been) actual and that which will follow deterministically from it. He knows, for example, exactly what Caesar was thinking when he crossed the Rubicon and how many ho…
Divine Knowledge and Divine Control: A Response to Gordon and Sadowsky
To say that God is omniscient is normally to say that God knows all true propositions and none that are false. But what exactly is knowable? Some believe that God possesses only ‘present knowledge’ (PK). All that is know-able is that which is (or has been) actual and that which follows deterministically from it. Others believe that God possesses ‘simple foreknowledge’ (SFK). God can also know what will actually happen, including what humans will …
The End of Evil: Process Eschatology in Historical Context. Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
Divine Omniscience and the Soteriological Problem of Evil: Is the Type of Knowledge God Possesses Relevant
The problem of evil normally discussed in philosophical theology is concerned with the pain and suffering experienced in this life . Why do so many innocent children die slow, torturous deaths as the result of disease, famine or earthquakes? Why do so many seemingly innocent adults suffer as the result of the greed, indifference or perversity of others? If God is all-good, then he certainly does not want such suffering. If God is all-powerful, he…
Petitionary Prayer: A Response to Murray and Meyers
In a recent article in this journal, Michael Murray and Kurt Meyers offer us (among other things) two innovative and thought-provoking responses to the important question of why God would, even occasionally, refrain from giving us that which he can and would like to give us until we request that he do so: to help the believer learn more about God and thus become more like him and to help the believer realize she is dependent on God. I argue that …
Infant suffering: A response to Chignell
In a recent article in this journal Andrew Chignell assesses attempts by Marilyn McCord Adams and Eleonore Stump to resolve the problem that infant suffering poses for theistic belief, concluding that while the theodicy of each is inadequate in its current form, both can be satisfactorily amended. I argue that (1) Chignell fails to show that the theodicy of either Adams or Stump is inadequate and that (2) since Chignell's revisions are based on a…
Divine Providence: The Molinist Account
Divine Providence: The Molinist Account
Book Review| April 01 2000 Divine Providence: The Molinist Account DIVINE PROVIDENCE: THE MOLINIST ACCOUNT. By Thoms P. Flint. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998. Pp. xi, 258. David Basinger David Basinger Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Philosophical Review (2000) 109 (2): 274–276. https://doi.org/10.1215/00318108-109-2-274 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation David Basinger;…
Philosophy (12 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (10 works) · Epistemology (8 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Theology (5 works) · Theism (4 works) · Download (3 works) · Omniscience (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · World Wide Web (3 works)