Was Arminius an (Unwitting) Determinist? Another Look at Arminius’s Modal Logic

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

منو

" Was Arminius an (Unwitting) Determinist? Another Look at Arminius’s Modal Logic "
Thomas H. McCall

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1073557
Doc. No	:	LA117186
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15697312-00803005‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Thomas H. McCall
Title & Author	:	Was Arminius an (Unwitting) Determinist? Another Look at Arminius’s Modal Logic [Article]\ Thomas H. McCall
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Reformed Theology
Date	:	2014
Volume/ Issue Number	:	8/3
Page No	:	301–309
Abstract	:	Eef Dekker argues, on the basis of a letter from Jacob Arminius to Johannes Uytenbogaert in 1598, that Arminius’s modal logic commits him to determinism. In this essay, I revisit Arminius’s modal logic. I grant that Dekker may be correct in his analysis of this letter and its contents, but I argue that Arminius’s musings in this letter are not representative of his mature thought. I argue that Arminius significantly alters his views, and that with a bit of further correction Arminius’s position can avoid determinism. Eef Dekker argues, on the basis of a letter from Jacob Arminius to Johannes Uytenbogaert in 1598, that Arminius’s modal logic commits him to determinism. In this essay, I revisit Arminius’s modal logic. I grant that Dekker may be correct in his analysis of this letter and its contents, but I argue that Arminius’s musings in this letter are not representative of his mature thought. I argue that Arminius significantly alters his views, and that with a bit of further correction Arminius’s position can avoid determinism.
Descriptor	:	determinism
Descriptor	:	Eef Dekker
Descriptor	:	Franciscus Gomarus
Descriptor	:	Jacob Arminius
Descriptor	:	modality
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15697312-00803005‬