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" The greatest possible being / "
Jeff Speaks.
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BL
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873958
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Speaks, Jeffrey,1975-
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The greatest possible being /\ Jeff Speaks.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Oxford University Press,, 2018.
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, ©2018
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viii, 175 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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0198826818
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: 9780198826811
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index.
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| Contents
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The Idea of a Greatest Possible Being -- Alethic Perfect Being Theology -- Epistemic Perfect Being Theology -- Impure Perfect Being Theology -- Conflict and the Problem of Hidden Attributes -- Permissible Tinkering with the Concept of God -- Perfect Being Semantics -- Beyond Perfect Being Theology.
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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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God.
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Philosophical theology.
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God.
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Religion-- Philosophy.
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| Dewey Classification
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210
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BL473.S646 2018
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BL51.S6239 2018
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BT40.S6239 2018
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