The Concept of God (Oxford Readings in Philosophy)

This anthology contains a representative sample of some of the best contemporary philosophical work on the traditional Judeo-Christian concept of God, covering such topics as the existence of God, the physical nature of God, and the "divine attributes"--goodness, omnipotence, omniscience, eternity, immutability, and simplicity. I. The Attributes And Existence Of God: Some General Concerns -- Functionalism And Theological Language / William P. Alston -- Divine Necessity / Robert Merrihew Adams -- Ii. God And The Physical World -- Does Traditional Theism Entail Pantheism? / Robert Oakes -- God's Body / William J. Wainwright -- Iii. Divine Goodness -- Must God Create The Best? / Robert Merrihew Adams -- Duty And Divine Goodness / Thomas V. Morris -- Iv. Omnipotence -- The Definition Of Omnipotence / Anthony Kenny -- Maximal Power / Thomas P. Flint And Alfred J. Freddoso -- V. Omniscience -- On Ockham's Way Out / Alvin Plantinga -- On The Compossibility Of The Divine Attributes / David Blumenfeld -- Vi. Eternity, Immutability, And Divine Simplicity -- Eternity / Eleonore Stump And Norman Kretzmann -- Simplicity And Immutability In God / William E. Mann. Edited By Thomas V. Morris. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [271]-273. In this book, Thomas Morris collects recently published work centring on the concept of God: the existence of God; the physical nature of God; and the "divine attributes" of goodness, omnipotence, omniscience, eternity, immutability, and simplicity. Light wear to cover, bookseller's pencil marks. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.