Conceivability and perfect being theology

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Abstract

According to Jeff Speaks, one sort of perfect being theology takes its rise from a description of God as the greatest conceivable being. Speaks offers two problems for this project. One is finding a suitable sense of 'conceivable'. The other concerns what he calls 'troublemakers', attributes that seem to show that God cannot be the greatest conceivable being. Speaks brings these together in a dilemma.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)38-64
Number of pages27
JournalReligious Studies
Volume60
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 16 2024
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Religious studies
  • Philosophy

Keywords

  • conceivability
  • God
  • Jeff Speaks
  • perfect being theology
  • troublemaker

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