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God and Ultimate OriginsFormulating a New Cosmological Argument

God and Ultimate Origins: Formulating a New Cosmological Argument [I explain the distinctions between Leibnizian, Thomist and Kalam Cosmological Arguments, clarify the key terms (time, change, event and cause), and develop a new Cosmological Argument which synthesise the familiar Thomist story about infinite sequences of train cars with the Kalam. This point of originality is combined with other novelties, such as a new ‘infinite additions of zero’ argument and the replacement of the traditional Leibnizian/Thomistic focus on the necessity/pure actuality of the First Cause with a focus on the beginninglessness of the First Cause.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

God and Ultimate OriginsFormulating a New Cosmological Argument

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
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978-3-319-57546-9
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85 –107
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10.1007/978-3-319-57547-6_3
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[I explain the distinctions between Leibnizian, Thomist and Kalam Cosmological Arguments, clarify the key terms (time, change, event and cause), and develop a new Cosmological Argument which synthesise the familiar Thomist story about infinite sequences of train cars with the Kalam. This point of originality is combined with other novelties, such as a new ‘infinite additions of zero’ argument and the replacement of the traditional Leibnizian/Thomistic focus on the necessity/pure actuality of the First Cause with a focus on the beginninglessness of the First Cause.]

Published: Sep 22, 2017

Keywords: Kalam Cosmological Argument; Train Car; Beginningless; Causal Series; Actual Infinite

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