The Greatest Possible Being

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Other Practices, Theism, Theology
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Author: Jeff Speaks ISBN: 9780192561503
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: October 4, 2018
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Jeff Speaks
ISBN: 9780192561503
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: October 4, 2018
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

What can we know about God by reason alone? Philosophical theology is the attempt to obtain such knowledge. An ancient tradition, which is perhaps more influential now than ever, tries to derive the attributes of God from the principle that God is the greatest possible being. Jeff Speaks argues that that constructive project is a failure. He also argues that the related view that the concept of God is the concept of a greatest possible being is a mistake. In the last chapter, he sketches an alternative path forward.

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What can we know about God by reason alone? Philosophical theology is the attempt to obtain such knowledge. An ancient tradition, which is perhaps more influential now than ever, tries to derive the attributes of God from the principle that God is the greatest possible being. Jeff Speaks argues that that constructive project is a failure. He also argues that the related view that the concept of God is the concept of a greatest possible being is a mistake. In the last chapter, he sketches an alternative path forward.

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