{"product_id":"the-divine-attributes-9780631211549","title":"The Divine Attributes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Divine Attributesis an engaging analysis of the God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the perspective of rational theology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Intellectually rigorous, yet written with great clarity, this book enables the reader to understand the attributes; omnipotence, omniscience, perfect goodness, eternality, etc. – that make up the dominant idea of God in Western civilization. Highly recommended!\" \u003ci\u003eWilliam L. Rowe, Purdue University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a masterly exercise in rational theology by two leading metaphysicians. Their rigorous approach and skilful application of recent developments in analytical metaphysics make this book at once authoritative, lucid, and compelling. As well as being an extremely valuable resource for students and teachers of philosophy and theology, it advances contemporary debate about the proper understanding of God's nature in important and interesting new ways.\" \u003ci\u003eE. J. Lowe, University of Durham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is excellent: thoughtful, rigorous, and systematic. In addition to being a penetrating and sophisticated work, it is also highly readable.\" \u003ci\u003eJohn Fischer, University of California at Riverside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeries Editor's Preface.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthors' Note.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Rational Theology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Idea of God.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Conceptions of the Divine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod as a Maximally Great Being.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Substantiality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstance Among Other Categories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstance and Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpinoza's Divine Substance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Incorporeality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpirituality and Omnipresence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Souls Unintelligible?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Body-Soul Interaction Unintelligible?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivine Simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Necessary Existence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessity and Contingency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary Beings and Contingent Beings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModalities and Possible Worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary Beings versus Self-Existent Beings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Eternality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemporal versus Atemporal Eternality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Defense of Temporal Eternality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncorruptibility versus Immutability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Omniscience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOmniscience as Maximal Knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Analysis of Omniscience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Perfect Goodness, Perfect Virtue, and Moral Admirability.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod and the Nature of Morality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect Goodness and Consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect Virtue and Moral Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximal Greatness and Moral Admirability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Omnipotence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximal Power and the Uniqueness of God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat an Omnipotent Agent Can Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Analysis of Omnipotence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivine Omnibenevolence, Omnipotence, and Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcluding Remarks and Prolegomena to Future Rational Theology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403422146903,"sku":"9780631211549","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631211549.jpg?v=1730483424","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-divine-attributes-9780631211549","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}