Divine Omniscience and Omnipotence in Medieval Philosophy - Islamic, Jewish and Christian Perspectives

Table des matières

Introductory.- Divine Omniscience, Omnipotence and Future Contingents: An Overview.- Nos Ipsi Principia Sumus: Boethius and the Basis of Contingency.- Islamic Perspectives.- Wrongdoing and Divine Omnipotence in the Theology of Ab? Is??q An-Na???m.- Can God do What is Wrong?.- Divine Omniscience and Future Contingents in Alfarabi and Avicenna.- Some Reflections on the Problem of Future Contingency in Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes.- Jewish Perspectives.- The Binding of Isaac: A Test-Case of Divine Foreknowledge.- Philosophical Exegesis in Historical Perspective: The Case of the Binding of Isaac.- Providence, Divine Omniscience and Possibility: The Case of Maimonides.- Divine Omniscience, Contingency and Prophecy in Gersonides.- Christian Perspectives.- Divine Omnipotence in the Early Sentences.- Divine Knowledge, Divine Power and Human Freedom in Thomas Aquinas and Henry of Ghent.- The Dialectic of Omnipotence in the High and Late Middle Ages.

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Tama Rudavsky (Editeur), Tamar Rudavsky (Editeur)
• Edition: Springer Netherlands
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.07.2009
• EAN: 9789027717504
• ISBN: 978-90-277-1750-4
• Pages: 299
• Poids: 621 g
• Illustrations: IX, 299 p.
• Thèmes: Synthese Historical Library; Synthese Historical Library
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie