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Absolute creationism

William Lane Craig

pp. 121-163

Abstract

The view that God has created abstract objects is considered, with special attention to the modified Platonism of Christopher Menzel and Thomas Morris and the Aristotelianism of Hugh McCann. Two objections to absolute creationism are discussed in detail: the limits placed upon the doctrine of creation in its scope or nature, and the bootstrapping objection, with special attention to Michael Bergmann and Jeffrey Brouwer's formulation. These objections are found to challenge seriously the viability of this solution.

Publication details

Published in:

Craig William Lane (2017) God and abstract objects: the coherence of theism: aseity. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 121-163

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55384-9_4

Full citation:

Craig William Lane (2017) Absolute creationism, In: God and abstract objects, Dordrecht, Springer, 121–163.