Theistic modal realism and causal modal collapse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20310367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nuno Maia (0000-0003-3149-2629, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 120-135 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s003441252000027x |
| OpenAlex | W3045078412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
Theistic modal realism argues for an extension of Lewis's modal realism capable of accommodating a theistic God. By affording elegant solutions to many atheistic challenges, the view is of great theoretical utility for the theist. However, it has been objected that within a Lewisian framework God cannot be causally efficacious on pain of collapsing intuitively distinct modal notions. In this article I explain why these worries are ill-founded and show how God's existence and causal power over the pluriverse can be consistently understood. If successful, the proposal offers a congenial theistic way to adopt modal realism and address the atheological problems
Epistemology · Modal · Possible world · Realism · Theism · Chemistry · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
The Christian God
Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic
Causation
Grounding, transitivity, and contrastivity
New work for a theory of universals
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Science
Theism and modal realism
Classical theism and modal realism are incompatible
God exists at every (modal realist) world
Time, Creation and the Continuum
The Nature of God
Theistic Modal Realism II
Theistic Modal Realism I
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |