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In defence of Feser's Plotinian argument for God's existence.

Source :
Heythrop Journal. Sep2022, Vol. 63 Issue 5, p964-976. 13p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

This paper investigates the prospects of a distinctively Plotinian argument for God's existence. Specifically, this paper assesses Plotinus' argument for the One/Good (Enneads; V.1,V.4), a principle rooted in Plato's Republic (509b6‐9), as a philosophical motivation for an argument for God's existence. While the appropriative task of using Plotinus' argument for natural theological purposes is not original to this work, this project remains in its philosophical infancy. It is to this end that the Plotinian background from which the argument proceeds is articulated, and thereafter contextualised in Edward Feser's Plotinian argument. This work defends Feser against two objections he does not consider, concluding that the appropriative strategy is successful and is a significant contribution to natural theology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00181196
Volume :
63
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Heythrop Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
159469839
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/heyj.14133