The Cosmological Argument from Plato to Leibniz
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The Cosmological Argument from Plato to Leibniz is a scholarly work by philosopher and theologian William Lane Craig that traces and analyzes the historical development of cosmological arguments for the existence of God from ancient Greek thought through early modern philosophy.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
evaluate the philosophical cogency of cosmological arguments
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trace the historical development of cosmological arguments ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christian theism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Lane Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | William Lane Craig's doctoral research ⓘ |
| citesTradition |
Greek metaphysics
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medieval scholasticism ⓘ rationalist metaphysics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversPeriod |
ancient Greek philosophy
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early modern philosophy ⓘ medieval philosophy ⓘ |
| discipline |
philosophy
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theology ⓘ |
| examinesConcept |
contingent being
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first cause ⓘ infinite regress of causes ⓘ necessary being ⓘ principle of sufficient reason ⓘ uncaused cause ⓘ |
| examinesThinker |
Aristotle
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Duns Scotus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
arguments for the existence of God
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historical development of the cosmological argument ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary discussions of the cosmological argument ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of the kalām cosmological argument’s historical roots
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discussion of the principle of sufficient reason in Leibniz ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cosmological argument
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natural theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of historical and analytic approaches to natural theology
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systematic historical survey of cosmological arguments ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan
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Springer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subDiscipline |
analytic philosophy of religion
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history of philosophy ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
advanced undergraduates in philosophy and theology
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graduate students ⓘ scholars ⓘ |
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