Byerly, R. orcid.org/0000-0002-0702-1790 (2019) Truthmaker Trinitarianism. TheoLogica: An International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology, 3 (2). pp. 77-97. ISSN 2593-0265
Abstract
This paper employs recent developments in the theory of truthmakers to offer a novel solution to the most discussed philosophical challenge presented by the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. According to the view developed, the Father, Son, and Spirit each serve as the only substantial constituent of equally minimal truthmakers for claims about God. Because they do, there is a clear and robust sense in which each is a substance that “is” God as much as anything is, while the three remain distinct from each other. The view is shown to hold certain prima facie advantages over rival extant approaches.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Ryan Byerly. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Trinity; truthmaker; overdetermination; Greek Trinitarianism; constitution |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Philosophy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2020 16:19 |
Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2020 16:19 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Universite Catholique de Louvain |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.14428/thl.v3i2.14693 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:162695 |
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