· Can God Be Free? By William L. Rowe Can God Be Free? By William L. Rowe Mccall, Bradford Pp. vii, , Oxford University Press, , $ Rowe received a Master of Divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary and holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Michigan; he is currently professor of philosophy at Purdue University, where he Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. · But if God could not do otherwise than create the best world, he created the world of necessity, not freely. And, if that is so, it may be argued that we Author: William L. Rowe. · Allowing that he has perfect knowledge and perfect goodness, if there is a best world for God to create he would have no choice other than to create it. Can God Be Free? - Hardcover - William L. Rowe - Oxford University Press.
Can God Be Free? By William L. Rowe Can God Be Free? By William L. Rowe Mccall, Bradford Pp. vii, , Oxford University Press, , $ Rowe received a Master of Divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary and holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Michigan; he is currently professor of philosophy at Purdue University, where he specializes in the. Can God Be Free? by William L. Rowe. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , "In the three major religions of the West, God is understood to be a being whose goodness, knowledge, and power are such that it is impossible for any being, including God himself, to have a greater degree of goodness, knowledge, and power. This book focuses on God's freedom and praiseworthiness in relation to his perfect goodness. Given his necessary perfections, if there is a best world for.
In the first chapter, Rowe analyzes Leibniz's reasoning that God cannot, essentially, be free to create a world that is less than the best of all possibilities. In the second chapter, Rowe discusses Leibniz's contemporary, Clarke, who indicates that God was free in creating a less-than-best world, and concludes that Clarke's reasoning cannot be reasonably defended. Can God Be Free? Author: William L. Rowe: Edition: illustrated: Publisher: Clarendon Press, ISBN: , Length: pages: Subjects. But if God could not do otherwise than create the best world, he created the world of necessity, not freely. And, if that is so, it may be argued that we have no reason to be thankful to God for.
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