Jacobus Erasmus

The Kalam Cosmological Argument: A Reassessment (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Offers a refreshing discussion of the kalam cosmological argument

Advances a detailed critique of the argument based on the impossibility of an actual infinite

Presents a unique analysis of Platonism and of temporal becoming

Draws on very recent and first English translations previously unavailable to scholars

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319734385
• Artikelnr.: 52940020

Autorenporträt

Jacobus Erasmus is currently a postdoctoral researcher at North-West University, South Africa. He received his PhD in 2016 from North-West University and was awarded the Merit Prize in 2015 by the university's School of Philosophy for superior performance for his doctoral dissertation. Jacobus Erasmus also holds an Honours Degree in IT and he is a part-time computer scientist and programmer. His main research interests include Natural Theology, Philosophy of Religion, and Metaphysics.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Philoponus' Creatio Ex Nihilo Argument.- Chapter 3. Al-Ghazali's Kalam Cosmological Argument.- Chapter 4. The Rise of Set Theory and Modern Cosmology.- Chapter 5. Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument.- Chapter 6. Problems with the Infinity Argument.- Chapter 7. Philosophical Arguments for a Beginning.- Chapter 8. Can Cosmology Justify Belief in an Eternal Universe?.- Chapter 9. God as the Explanation of the Universe.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.

Rezensionen

"Jacobus Erasmus's book introduces KCA very understandably, both historically and conceptually. Moreover, its claim that the idea of the universe having a beginning is defendable without rejecting actual infinities is also notable. ... I hope that this study, which provides vivid and comprehensive connections among different fields regarding the KCA, will attract the attention of theologians, philosophers, and scientists, as well as anyone interested in existential questions about the beginning of the universe." (Mehmet Bulgen, Nazariyat, Vol. 8 (1), 2022)