Divine Free Action in Avicenna and Anselm

Ayşenur Ünügür-Tabur (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

VIII, 225 Seiten

2024 | 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-40163-3 (ISBN)

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This book investigates the compatibility between the doctrine of divine simplicity (DDS, hereafter) and divine free action primarily in the works of Avicenna and Anselm with an analytical approach.

The book has three main objectives: (1) to thoroughly analyse both philosophers' views on DDS, divine free will, and their compatibility; (2) to put them into the context of the contemporary discourse of the philosophy of religion, by investigating whether it is possible to have freedom without the ability to do otherwise (as proposed by both philosophers for divine free will) with a reference to the prominent contemporary discussions initiated by Harry Frankfurt's counterexamples; and (3) to show the plausibility of the agent-causal view for divine freedom (as defended by Anselm and Avicenna) by briefly sketching an alternative account based on Anselmian intuitions (the meta-awareness account) which can avoid the reasons-explanation objection and the luck objection against thelibertarian agent-causal view.

Aysenur Ünügür-Tabur is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Augsburg University, Germany.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Avicenna and Anselm on God and Divine Simplicity.- Chapter 3: Avicenna's Account of Free Will and Divine Freedom.- Chapter 4: Anselm's Account of Free Will and Divine Freedom.- Chapter 5: Divine Simplicity and Divine Freedom.- Chapter 6: Divine Freedom, Agent-Causal Power, and Reasons-Explanation.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.09.2024
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 225 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
Schlagworte	Anselm • Avicenna • Divine Simplicity • Free Will • Harry Frankfurt
ISBN-10	3-031-40163-8 / 3031401638
ISBN-13	978-3-031-40163-3 / 9783031401633
Zustand	Neuware