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Tag Archives: universals
Review: Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview
Moreland, J. P. and Craig, William Lane. Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 2003. This is one of those books in which I have spent more time over the past ten years than any … Continue reading
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Tagged j p moreland, soul, universals, william lane craig
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Notes on Plato’s Dialogues
I’ve reread these several times. I am not a pure Platonist. I do believe in universals, but I don’t think we need to get bogged down in Plato’s specifics. In any case, did Plato believe that relations were universals? I’m … Continue reading
Review: Russell, Problems of Philosophy
Not an easy read, but fun at times. How do we know what is real? There is a disjunct between appearance and reality. In other words, the “real” is not always the obvious. Russell’s main sparring partner is Bishop Berkeley, … Continue reading
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Tagged betrand russell, george berkeley, idealism, universals
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Some brief notes on nominalism
Nominalism seeks the simplest explanation in ontology. One of their confusions regarding realism, though, is that they think universals have spatial location. But as B. Russell pointed out, the universal “being north of” is not spatial. The austere nominalist is … Continue reading
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Tagged betrand russell, j p moreland, michael loux, nominalism, universals
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Properties and Attributes
Why is this important? Understanding that this is what “makes up” a human being is crucial in apologetics, evangelism, and the pro-life cause. Older theologians made a distinction between property and attribute, the latter being a wider category than the … Continue reading
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Tagged alvin plantinga, anthropology, attributes, j p moreland, properties, richard muller, universals
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