What Is a God?: Philosophical Perspectives on Divine Essence in the Hebrew Bible
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: What Is an אלהים? -- Assumptions and outline of the study -- 2 Whatness and a Socratic Definition of אלהים-ness via Common Properties -- 3 Whatness and a Platonist Perspective...
| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: What Is an אלהים? -- Assumptions and outline of the study -- 2 Whatness and a Socratic Definition of אלהים-ness via Common Properties -- 3 Whatness and a Platonist Perspective on אלהים-ness as Form/Universal -- 4 Whatness and Aristotelian Essentialism about an אלהים as Secondary Substance -- 5 Whatness and a Porphyrian Tree of אלהים as Species/Genus -- 6 Whatness and a Boethian Distinction between Essence/.Existence in an אלהים -- 7 Whatness and an Avicennian View on the Quiddity of an אלהים -- 8 Whatness and Abelardian Nominalism about the Status of an אלהים -- 9 Whatness and a Thomistic Perspective on the Complexity of an אלהים -- 10 Whatness and a Scotian Interpretation of an אלהים's Haecceity -- 11 Whatness and a Cartesian Notion of an אלהים's Principal Attribute -- 12 Whatness and Lockean Anti-essentialism about אלהים as Sortal -- 13 Whatness and Leibnizian Superessentialism about Necessity in an אלהים -- 14 Whatness and a Kantian Concept of an אלהים as Thing-in-Itself -- 15 Whatness and a Hegelian View of the Essence of an אלהים in Appearances -- 16 Whatness and a Nietzschean Interpretation of an אלהים as Will to Power -- 17 Whatness and Wittgensteinian Family Resemblances among the אלהים -- 18 Whatness and a Husserlian Reduction of an אלהים's Essence as Intentional Object -- 19 Whatness and a Heideggerian View of What Is Ownmost in an אלהים's Identity over Time -- 20 Whatness and a Sartrean Idea of Existence Preceding Essence in an אלהים -- 21 Whatness and a Quinean Denial of Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Being an אלהים -- 22 Whatness and the Popperian Essentialist Fallacy in Defining an אלהים -- 23 Whatness and Kripkean Modal Neo-.Essentialism about אלהים as Rigid Designator. 7 Whatness and an Avicennian View on the Quiddity of an אלהים -- 8 Whatness and Abelardian Nominalism about the Status of an אלהים -- 9 Whatness and a Thomistic Perspective on the Complexity of an אלהים -- 10 Whatness and a Scotian Interpretation of an אלהים's Haecceity -- 11 Whatness and a Cartesian Notion of an אלהים's Principal Attribute -- 12 Whatness and Lockean Anti-essentialism about אלהים as Sortal -- 13 Whatness and Leibnizian Superessentialism about Necessity in an אלהים -- 14 Whatness and a Kantian Concept of an אלהים as Thing-in-Itself 15 Whatness and a Hegelian View of the Essence of an אלהים in Appearances -- 16 Whatness and a Nietzschean Interpretation of an אלהים as Will to Power -- 17 Whatness and Wittgensteinian Family Resemblances among the אלהים -- 18 Whatness and a Husserlian Reduction of an אלהים's Essence as Intentional Object -- 19 Whatness and a Heideggerian View of What Is Ownmost in an אלהים's Identity over Time -- 20 Whatness and a Sartrean Idea of Existence Preceding Essence in an אלהים -- 21 Whatness and a Quinean Denial of Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Being an אלהים 22 Whatness and the Popperian Essentialist Fallacy in Defining an אלהים -- 23 Whatness and Kripkean Modal Neo-.Essentialism about אלהים as Rigid Designator -- 24 Whatness and Derridean Differential Ontology for an אלהים beyond Anti-essentialism -- 25 Summary and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Philosophical Sources -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Authors |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (193 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-567-67170-7 |