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Timelessness and foreknowledge
Philosophical Studies, 1991Theists often claim that human beings have libertarian freedom, i.e. that at some time t, some human S performs an action A and yet has the ability to refrain from A and can exercise this ability at t. Theists also often claim that God knows what humans will do before they do it.
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Religious Studies, 1974
In a recent book, J. R. Lucas presents an argument to show that if God has infallible knowledge of the future, our will is not free. Thus, Lucas concludes, like the medieval Jewish philosopher Gersonides, that God in creating beings with genuinely free will, abdicates some of his omniscience as well as some of his omnipotence.
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In a recent book, J. R. Lucas presents an argument to show that if God has infallible knowledge of the future, our will is not free. Thus, Lucas concludes, like the medieval Jewish philosopher Gersonides, that God in creating beings with genuinely free will, abdicates some of his omniscience as well as some of his omnipotence.
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1996
Abstract As Sun Tzu states, to defeat the competition and achieve your goals, you must have “foreknowledge” Sun Tzu then explains exactly what foreknowledge is. Foreknowledge is not projecting the future based on the past; it is not simple trend analysis. Foreknowledge is firsthand insight and a deep understanding of
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Abstract As Sun Tzu states, to defeat the competition and achieve your goals, you must have “foreknowledge” Sun Tzu then explains exactly what foreknowledge is. Foreknowledge is not projecting the future based on the past; it is not simple trend analysis. Foreknowledge is firsthand insight and a deep understanding of
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2001
Abstract Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge. (XIII.3) As Sun Tzu states, to defeat the enemy and achieve the nation’s goals, one must have “foreknowledge.” Sun Tzu then explains exactly what ...
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Abstract Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge. (XIII.3) As Sun Tzu states, to defeat the enemy and achieve the nation’s goals, one must have “foreknowledge.” Sun Tzu then explains exactly what ...
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International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 2001
The apparent incompatibility between divine foreknowledge and human freedom, which has been recognized as a problem since the early days of the Christian Church, was examined with unprecedented energy and thoroughness during the last third of the twentieth century.
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The apparent incompatibility between divine foreknowledge and human freedom, which has been recognized as a problem since the early days of the Christian Church, was examined with unprecedented energy and thoroughness during the last third of the twentieth century.
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Freedom, foreknowledge, and dependence
Noûs, 2019AbstractThe idea that some of God's past beliefs depend on our future actions has a long history, going back to Origen in the third century CE. However, it is not always clear what this idea amounts to, since it is not always clear what kind of dependence is at issue.
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Dialogue, 1967
What fourth dimension of a four-dimensional space-time continuum. I propose to develop some of the commonly held implications of this view, and to show that they involve a contradiction. Hence whatever time is, it cannot be the thing corresponding to this particular theory.
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What fourth dimension of a four-dimensional space-time continuum. I propose to develop some of the commonly held implications of this view, and to show that they involve a contradiction. Hence whatever time is, it cannot be the thing corresponding to this particular theory.
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