scholarly journals Who is the “God” Nietzsche denied?

2005 ◽  
Vol 61 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
André J. Groenwald ◽  
Johan Buitendag
Keyword(s):  
Existence Of God ◽  
Concept Of God

This article examines the reasons that brought Nietzsche to the point of declaring that God is dead, thus doubting the existence of God. Nietzsche’s was a reaction to modernity’s belief in progress as perceived through the philosophy of Hegel, while also being a reaction to the knowing subject of Descartes and Kant and the theology of Strauss. Nietzsche’s quest was for a concept of God that would be free from human domination.

The Greatest Possible Being

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Speaks
Keyword(s):  
Philosophical Theology ◽  
Divine Attributes ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
Attributes Of God

Philosophical theology is the attempt to use reason to determine the attributes of God. An ancient tradition, which is perhaps more influential now than ever, tries to derive the attributes of God from the principle that God is the greatest possible being. This book argues that that constructive project is a failure. It also argues that the principle that God is the greatest possible being is unsuited to play two other theoretical roles. The first of these is the role of setting the limits of the concept of God, particularly in the context of debates over the existence of God. The second is the role of explaining the meaning of ‘God.’ This leaves us with three unanswered questions. If the principle that God is the greatest possible being can’t deliver results about the divine attributes, define the concept of God, or give the meaning of the name ‘God,’ what can? The last chapter makes some initial steps toward answering these questions.

scholarly journals "Deus semper maior" or theodicy of Erycha River

2018 ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Bogdan Teodorovich Zavidniak
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Human Person ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
Spiritual World ◽  
Analogia Entis

This article examines Erich Przywara‘s conceptual understanding of the proofs for the existence of God. It also interprets the proofs of God’s existence. Тhe concept of God in the philosophy of Przywara is considered by exploring the nature of the relations between the transcendent sphere of God and the spiritual world of the human person. From the point of view of historiography, the role of the book “The Analogia entis” by Przywara is highlighted.

scholarly journals Konsep Ketuhanan dalam Filsafat Postmodernisme Perspektif Karen Amstrong

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Marsono Marsono
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
Fundamental Understanding ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Religious Spirituality

<em>Postmodernism is a critical reflection on the paradigms of modernism an the era of the rise of religious spirituality. This study discusses about the concept of God in philosophy of postmodernism. The existence of God and religion has always incited discourses throughout the history of mankind. The unresolved debates spawning a variety of viewa are distinctive one to another and even contradictory. The discussion uses philosophy of divinity in perspective of Karen Amstrong in order to obtain a through and fundamental understanding of the nature of faith in perspective of Karen Amstrong, author of best selling books, “History of God” and “The Future of God”.</em>

Norman Malcolm e Alvin Plantinga - Duas Versões Analíticas do Argumento do Proslogionde Santo Anselmo

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (34) ◽  
pp. 333-355
Author(s):  
Maria Helena Reis Pereira ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Possible Worlds ◽  
Alvin Plantinga ◽  
Modal Realism ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
De Re ◽  
Necessary Being ◽  
The Sixties ◽  
De Dicto

The purpose of this work is to show some aspects which characterized the way analytical philosophers in the sixties and seventies (last Century) have read Saint Anselm’s argument in the Proslogion, thereby bringing its problematic into a new light. And had the virtue to begin the question of the existence of God in the heart of the analytical philosophy which up to the date was concerned by atheism. In the Introduction, we will point out the most frequent analytical objections to the argument - (i) existence is not a predicate (ii) the concept of God is incoherent (iii) existence is not perfection. Anscombe - an exception in this analytical context - has defended and supported the thesis that the argument is not an ontological one. Malcolm discovered two arguments in the Proslogion: one in chapter II which he considers invalid, another one in Chapter III considered valid and interpreted as modal by him. Plantinga was one of the first critics of the modal proof because there was - according to him - a confusion between necessity de dicto and necessity de re. Plantinga thought that the two arguments implied and/or complemented each other and developed a theory of modal realism in which he explains the nature and divine necessity in terms of possible worlds. Based on this concept he has rewritten a new modal proof considered “victorious” by him but that was later refuted by Mackie, Tooley and Davis (amongst others) and accused of circularity. Plantinga didn’t accept his proof to be considered fallacious and Oppy didn’t also recognize the same claim made by Fergie. However, Plantinga has rephrased his proof and summarized it in just one premise: “maximal greatness is possibly instantiated”. More than a proof of God’s existence, this is a defense of the acceptance of theism, a justification of the rationality of belief. And the possibility of existence of a metaphysically necessary being drives us to a deepest reflection from where every cognitive potentiality from the labor of the philosopher can be taken.

Myth and Fact in Christianity

1967 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-396
Author(s):  
Keith Ward
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
Empirical Fact ◽  
Rudolf Bultmann ◽  
The World ◽  
British Philosopher

Is the existence of God a question of fact? Surprisingly, the answer many theologians have given in recent years is, ‘No’. Some of them actually mean that the word ‘God’ refers to nothing at all, so that sentences about God are not fact-stating utterances; but others confine themselves to the more moderate claim that, though there is something to which the word ‘God’ properly refers, this is certainly not an empirical matter of fact, and nor does it imply any empirical facts whatsoever about the world. This more moderate claim is, I think, that of Rudolf Bultmann; and the process of freeing the concept of ‘God’ from all the empirical entailments which have been customarily attributed to it is the programme of demythologising, for the advocacy of which he is well known. In this paper I wish to attack this moderate view, which implies that Christianity could be true, whatever the empirical facts about the nature and destiny of the world; that is, that questions of empirical fact are, not just undecidable, but are actually irrelevant, to the question of God's existence. And I shall refer, in particular, to Bultmann's essay, ‘New Testament and Mythology’ and to the work of the British philosopher, Bishop I. T. Ramsey, who propounds a substantially similar view, though in different philosophical garb.

scholarly journals Eksistensialisme Tuhan Analisis Terhadap Pandangan Dan Kritik Jean-Paul Sartre

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Joy Moses E Simbolon
Keyword(s):  
Philosophical Thinking ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
The Real ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
The Core ◽  
Jean Paul ◽  
Descriptive Method

AbstractJean-Paul Sartre is an atheist philosophical figure that is well known for spreading his idea about existentialism. The purpose of this paper is to know what Jean-Paul Sartre knows about the existence of God. As for the purpose of this writing is to see Jean-Paul Sartre concept of God that said if God exist then humanity is nothing, man will be come it self if they nullify God himself. The method of the research ised is a literature research and descriptive method, which scientifically digs the flow and the core of Jean-Paul Sartre thoughts and what other factor that affects his thinking. The result of this research shows that for Sartre the existence of God only limits himself from freedom. With existence of God humans can’t be free to find their true identity. The real freedom according to Sartre is humans are willing to deny God’s existence in every aspect of their life. The implications tha we can get from Jean-Paul Sartre idea is we have to acknowledge that philosophical thinking can not be separated from the context of its era so we must be careful on understanding Sartre thoughts that stated that we become ourself when we deny the existence of God, that’s why as a human we must be willing to learn through education and our experiences with God, so we can develop meaning for ourself and those around us by prioritizing God. Because of that, we must be responsible with what we belief on reaching our own existence.Key Words: Exitensialism; Jean-Paul Sartre; God

scholarly journals Tinjauan Hermeneutika Atas Konsep Ketuhanan Ibn Thuffail

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Akhmad Jazuli Afandi
Keyword(s):  
Existence Of God ◽  
Philosophical Thought ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Important Object ◽  
Divine Guidance

This paper aims to see how far the philosophical thought of the god of Ibn T{ufail. The existence of God and the argument to establish His existence have become an important object in Islamic philosophical studies and its discussion was presented in various ways by Muslim philosophers, among them Ibn T{ufail al-Andalusi. Through the work of Roman Alegorik titled H{ay Bin Yaqz}an, Ibn T{ufail is trying to present a figure who is looking for God through his sense. Hermeneutic is choosen to analyze the subject and be explained by narative methode. The conclution is Ibn T{ufail's concept of god has a rationalist character. To know the existence of God, a servant can maximize his rational role even without divine guidance. The rationality is supplemented by metaphysical properties.

scholarly journals KONSEP TUHAN DALAM SERAT KIDUNGAN KAWEDHAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Nadya Devysa ◽  
Siti Nurlaili
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Light Path ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
Descriptive Method

The concept of God written in "Serat Kidungan Kawedhar" by Sunan Kalijaga is interesting enough to be studied by devotees of Javanese philosophy. Such as the concept of God written in this Serat, particularly regarding the existence of God as "Sangkan Paran" which makes this Serat needs to be reviewed and examined. There are two main problems in this study; concerning the concept of God as Sangkan Paraning Dumadi in the Serat Kidungan Kawedhar and the teachings of the concept of God in Serat Kidungan Kawedhar for todays people life. With a descriptive method, content analysis and verstehen, this research shows that God described in "Serat Kidungan Kawedhar" is called Hartati which is a form of God's manifestation within humans. While to ease the preaching of the messages, it named God by Sang Hyang Guru and Sang Hyang Hayyu. As the depiction of God "Ngadeg Pangawak Teja" which means standing upright with the light, or God is the light path for human life. This Serat is a hymn used by Sunan Kalijaga in Islamizing Java. Furthermore, it contains religious values regarding the seeking of God as a Creator and paths to be united towards God (manunggal marang Gusti). Moreover, Sunan Kalijaga also said in this Serat that humans must be able to understand themselves and their purposes of life by applying tepa slira and keep caring for God through Dhikr, because it will make people closer to God.

scholarly journals Status Tuhan dalam Filsafat Teoretis Immanuel Kant

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Martinus Ariya Seta
Keyword(s):  
Immanuel Kant ◽  
Ontological Argument ◽  
Transcendental Philosophy ◽  
Logical Necessity ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
Regulative Idea ◽  
The Status ◽  
The One ◽  
The Mind

Abstrak: Di dalam filsafat teoretis Kant, status Tuhan bukan lagi transenden tetapi transendental. Perubahan status Tuhan menjadi transendental memiliki dampak ganda. Di satu sisi, Kant memberikan pendasaran rasionalitas konsep Tuhan. Akan tetapi di sisi lain, Kant menghindari penegasan terhadap eksistensi Tuhan. Menurut Kant, konsep Tuhan adalah sebuah ide regulatif. Ide regulatif tidak memiliki referensi di luar pikiran manusia. Kant hanya menegaskan urgensi logis konsep Tuhan bagi kesatuan pengetahuan. Akan tetapi, urgensi logis tidak cukup memadai sebagai argumen pembuktian eksistensi Tuhan. Kant memisahkan antara keternalaran dan ada. Pemisahan ini terlihat jelas di dalam kritik Kant terhadap pembuktian ontologis. Menurut penulis, profil filsafat transendental menjadi transparan di dalam kritik Kant terhadap pembuktian ontologis. Pengadopsian secara parsial paham dasar rasionalisme dan empirisme melatarbelakangi filsafat transendental dan memicu pemisahan antara keternalaran dan ada yang tampak jelas di dalam kritik Kant terhadap pembuktian ontologis. Kata-kata Kunci: Konsep, transendental, keternalaran, ada, ide regulatif, pembuktian ontologis. Abstract: In Kant’s theoretical philosophy, the status of God is not transcendent anymore, but transcendental. The transcendental status of God has a double impact. On the one hand, the concept of God is conceivable. But on the other hand, Kant avoids the affirmation of the existence of God. The conceivability of God is not an argument for God’s existence because the concept of God is a regulative idea. A regulative idea has no reference outside the mind. Kant only affirms the logical necessity of the concept of God. However, the logical necessity is not an adequate argument for the existence of God. Kant separates between conceivability and being. The separation is obvious in his critique toward the ontological argument. In my opinion, the profile of the transcendental philosophy is transparent in Kant’s critique toward the ontological argument. The partial adoption of empirical and rational principles works behind the transcendental philosophy and leads to the separation between conceivability and being, which is visible in the Kant’s critique toward the ontological argument. Keywords: Concept, transcendental, conceivability, being, regulative idea, ontological argument.

The Conceivability of God

1973 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Robert H. King
Keyword(s):  
Central Issue ◽  
Western Philosophy ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
Christian Religion

In the continuing dialogue between Western philosophy and the Christian religion, the central issue has generally been the existence of God. There has however been a discernible shift in the focus of the discussion in recent years. Rather than the existence of God, the issue now seems to be the concept of God. It is increasingly argued by philosophers critical of religion that the concept of God is basically incoherent, and that therefore the question of God's existence or non-existence does not even arise. What cannot be conceived is not even a possible object of faith.

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