The Divine Attributes (Exploring the Philosophy of Religion Book 1) 1st Edition by Joshua Hoffman (PDF)

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The Divine Attributesis an engaging analysis of the God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the perspective of rational theology.

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⭐Hoffman & Rosenkrantz cover the divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, perfect goodness, eternality, incorporeality and substantiality, among others. Different understandings of these attributes are discussed in an attempt to develop a coherent concept of God.Hoffman & Rosenkrantz reject some of the traditional understandings of God’s attributes. For example, they argue that God’s eternity is temporal eternity rather than timeless eternity, and they argue that God cannot foreknow our free choices.I’m not convinced by everything they say, and I think that the treatment of consequentialism and God’s perfect goodness in particular is weird.I was very impressed by their treatment of the alleged problems of causal interaction between physical substances and non-physical substances, such as souls and God. Their response to the pairing-problem is excellent.They set forth the arguments with clarity and rigour; it’s hard to find a superfluous word in this book. This is a model of how to write and do analytic philosophy.The book concludes with a very, very brief discussion of how rational theology is pursued further with arguments for and against the existence of God. The book also includes a useful glossary.I think that there’s a lot a patient beginner can gain from this book, though some sections might be too difficult. Also beware that everything that Hoffman & Rosenkrantz say is controversial. I think that there’s a lot that professional philosophers can gain from this book. The main audience are those who have had some exposure to analytic philosophy. “The Divine Attributes” may also serve as an excellent textbook for a course on the subject.

⭐The issue of whether or not God exists cannot reasonably be discussed before the word “God” is defined. This book provides a clear and thorough treatment of that most important and most basic definitional matter.

⭐Not particularly engaging or unique in any way, this texts seems to have been primarily composed solely for the purpose of marketing to students of Professor Rosenkrantz’s classes. If you are looking for a genuinely interesting exploration of the Philosophy of Religion, this book is certainly not for you, or anyone else seriously interested in philosophy. If however you are taking one of Dr. Rosenkrantz’s classes, you don’t have a choice. If you must purchase this book, at least purchase a used copy so that you don’t line Dr. Rosenkrantz’s pockets anymore than they already have been.

⭐Book is composed of scattered thoughts and confused theories and interpretations.. Far better Philiosphy and Religions bookies out there..

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