The Kalam Cosmological Argument
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The Kalam Cosmological Argument is a modern philosophical and theological defense of the claim that the universe has a cause for its beginning, most prominently developed and popularized by Christian philosopher William Lane Craig.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Kalām Cosmological Argument, Volume 1 | 1 |
| The Kalām Cosmological Argument, Volume 2 | 1 |
| Kalam Cosmological Argument | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
argument for the existence of God
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cosmological argument ⓘ philosophical argument ⓘ theological argument ⓘ |
| aimsToShow | existence of a personal creator of the universe ⓘ |
| differsFrom | classical cosmological arguments ⓘ |
| emphasizes | temporal beginning of the universe ⓘ |
| focusesOn | causal principle for things that begin to exist ⓘ |
| hasConclusion | Therefore, the universe has a cause ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPrecursor |
Al-Ghazali
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Al-Kindi NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic kalām tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Arabic term kalām (theology, discourse) ⓘ |
| hasPremise |
Everything that begins to exist has a cause
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The universe began to exist ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryProponent | William Lane Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infersAttributeOfCause |
enormous power
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immateriality ⓘ personal agency ⓘ spacelessness ⓘ timelessness (prior to creation) ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Christian apologetics
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cosmology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ natural theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| isCriticizedBy |
Adolf Grünbaum
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Graham Oppy NERFINISHED ⓘ Quentin Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCriticizedFor |
controversial causal principle
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inferences about the nature of the cause ⓘ |
| isDebatedIn | contemporary analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| isDefendedBy | William Lane Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDefendedIn |
On Guard (book)
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Reasonable Faith (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kalam Cosmological Argument (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFormulatedIn | syllogistic form ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
Big Bang cosmology
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Hilbert's Hotel thought experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ concept of actual infinity ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| isUsedBy | Christian apologists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedIn | debates on atheism and theism ⓘ |
| originatedIn | medieval Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| supportsConclusion | The universe has a transcendent cause ⓘ |
| usesSupportFrom |
philosophical arguments against an actual infinite past
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scientific evidence for a beginning of the universe ⓘ |
| wasSystematicallyReformulatedBy | William Lane Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Kalām Cosmological Argument, Volume 1
this entity surface form:
The Kalām Cosmological Argument, Volume 2