
Many people have tried to come up with a view about the nature of God by starting from the principle that God is the greatest possible being. Jeff Speaks argues that this project is a failure, and that the concept of God is the concept of a greatest possible being is a mistake. He concludes by sketching an alternative path forward.
This book investigates whether the concept of God as the 'greatest possible being' is a coherent or viable foundation for theological and philosophical inquiry. Jeffrey Speaks, a professional philosopher, evaluates the historical and logical underpinnings of the Anselmian tradition. He argues that the project of defining God through maximal greatness is fundamentally flawed and proposes an alternative framework for understanding the divine nature.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Scholars and students of analytic philosophy of religion recognize this text as a rigorous critique of standard definitions of deity. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose and the author's precise logical methodology.
Page Count:
175
Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191865729
ISBN-13:
9780191865725
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