Aquinas on divine impeccability, omnipotence, and free will
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20312430 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Agustín Echavarría, Agustín Ignacio Echavarría (0000-0002-6300-1110, Universidad de Navarra, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 256-273 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| 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/s0034412518000367 |
| OpenAlex | W2840983368 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article analyses Aquinas's conception of divine impeccability, and replies to some contemporary objections to this view. The first three sections show that for Aquinas the proposition that expresses God's impeccability is necessary de re , since God's moral goodness is grounded in His ontological goodness. The fourth section presents the connection between God's will and God's power and explains the sense of Aquinas's claim that God cannot sin because He cannot will to sin. The last three sections address the objections based on the apparent incompatibility between omnipotence and impeccability, and between impeccability, free will, and praiseworthiness
Epistemology · Free will · Omnipotence · Philosophy of religion · Proposition · Theology · Free Will and Agency · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
God's Omnipotence
Wandering in Darkness
Divine Impeccability
Are omnipotence and necessary moral perfection compatible? Reply to Mawson
Omnipotence and necessary moral perfection
Omnipotence and necessary moral perfection are compatible
The Essential Moral Perfection of God
Divine omnipotence and moral perfection
Why Is God Good
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |