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Zusatztext Philosophers would do well to take seriously Leftows theory and arguments in both philosophy and theology. Forging an account that is unique while still being inclusive of some elements of historical forerunners, Leftows approach is analytically rigorous and historically aware. Informationen zum Autor Brian Leftow has been the Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion in the University of Oxford since 2002, and a Fellow of Oriel College since 2003. Previously he taught at Fordham University (Bronx, NY). He is the author of Time and Eternity (Cornell University Press, 1991), Aquinas on Metaphysics (OUP, forthcoming) and numerous articles in philosophy of religion, medieval philosophy and metaphysics. Klappentext Brian Leftow offers a theist theory of necessity and possibility, and a new sort of argument for God's existence. He argues that necessities of logic and mathematics are determined by God's nature, but that it is events in God's mind--His imagination and choice--that account for necessary truths about concrete creatures. Zusammenfassung Brian Leftow offers a theist theory of necessity and possibility, and a new sort of argument for God's existence. He argues that necessities of logic and mathematics are determined by God's nature, but that it is events in God's mind--His imagination and choice--that account for necessary truths about concrete creatures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Modal Basics 2: Some Solutions 3: Theist Solutions 4: The Ontology of Possibility 5: Modal Truthmakers 6: Modality and the Divine Nature 7: Deity as Essential 8: Against Deity Theories 9: The Role of Deity 10: The Biggest Bang 11: Divine Concepts 12: Concepts, Syntax, and Actualism 13: Modality: Basic Notions 14: The Genesis of Secular Modality 15: Modal Reality 16: Essences 17: Non-Secular Modalities 18: Theism and Modal Semantics 19: Freedom, Preference, and Cost 20: Explaining Modal Status 21: Explaining the Necessary 22: Against Theistic Platonism 23: Worlds and the Existence of God Bibliography Index ...
