Fission theories of Original Guilt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21336217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikk Effingham (0000-0002-1839-7347, University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-30 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal for Philosophy of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7047 • E-ISSN: 1572-8684 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11153-021-09823-w |
| OpenAlex | W4206109159 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
One reading of the Doctrine of Original Sin has it that we are guilty of a sin committed by Adam, thousands of years ago. Fission theorists account for this by saying that Adam fissioned after he sinned and that each of us is one of his ‘fission successors’. This paper recaps the current discussion in the literature about this theory, arguing that the proposed version does not work for reasons already raised by Rea and Hudson. I then introduce a new version of fission theory that avoids the Rea-Hudson objection
Doctrine · Epistemology · Fission · Linguistics · Nuclear physics · Philosophy of religion · Physics · Reading (process) · Theology · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |