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983915
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b738285
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Zagzebski, Linda Trinkaus,1946-
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| Title & Author
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The dilemma of freedom and foreknowledge /\ Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1991.
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viii, 215 pages ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0195065581
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: 0195107632
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: 9780195065589
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: 9780195107630
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index.
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| Contents
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The foreknowledge and dilemmas -- The Boethian solution -- The Ockhamist solution -- Foreknowledge, causal relations, and subjunctive conditionals -- The Molinist solution -- Two more solutions of my own.
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| Abstract
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This original analysis examines the three leading traditional solutions to the dilemma of divine foreknowledge and human free will--those arising from Boethius, from Ockham, and from Molina. Though all three solutions are rejected in their best-known forms, three new solutions are proposed, and Zagzebski concludes that divine foreknowledge is compatible with human freedom. The discussion includes the relation between the foreknowledge dilemma and problems about the nature of time and the causal relation; the logic of counterfactual conditionals; and the differences between divine and human knowing states. An appendix introduces a new foreknowledge dilemma that purports to show that omniscient foreknowledge conflicts with deep intuitions about temporal asymmetry, quite apart from considerations of free will. Zagzebski shows that only a narrow range of solutions can handle this new dilemma. A compelling contribution to the field, The Dilemma of Freedom and Foreknowledge will appeal to students and scholars of theistic philosophy and the philosophy of religion.
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Free will and determinism.
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God (Christianity)-- Omniscience.
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Time-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
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Dieu - Omniscience.
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Libre arbitre et déterminisme.
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Temps - Aspect religieux - Christianisme.
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Dieu-- Omniscience.
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Libre arbitre et déterminisme.
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Temps-- Aspect religieux-- Christianisme.
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Free will and determinism.
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Free will and determinism.
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God (Christianity)-- Omniscience.
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God-- Omniscience.
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Time-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
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Vorsehung
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Willensfreiheit
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Alwetendheid.
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Determinisme.
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God.
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Predestinatie.
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Voorkennis.
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Vrije wil.
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| Dewey Classification
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212/.7
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| LC Classification
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BT131.Z34 1991
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08.37bcl
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CC 7220rvk
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