10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSURPASSABLY»
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unsurpassably in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
unsurpassably and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology
The fact that we can conceive of such an unsurpassably perfect being means that
it at least exists as a thought in our minds. The question is whether it also exists
as a reality outside our minds. Anselm argues that it must. If it exists only in the ...
Alan Richardson, John Bowden, 1983
2
Christianity: History, Belief, and Practice
Thus the unsurpassably perfect being must exist—otherwise it would not be
unsurpassably perfect. This argument has intrigued philosophers ever since.
After some discussion in the 13th century it was reformulated by Descartes in his
...
First, we assume that if there is an unsurpassably good possible World, then
there is at least one such World that contains contingently existing substances.
But for any possible world, I/VI, containing contingently existing substances, there
is ...
Joshua Hoffman, Gary S. Rosenkrantz, 2008
4
The Cambridge Companion to Atheism
For in granting that it is possible that there is an unsurpassably great being, he is
granting that it is possible that it is necessary that there is a maximally excellent
being. But if his consent to the latter is to be an informed one, he must know that ...
5
The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a ...
When religions are thought of as expressively rather than propositionally true,
this possibility of complementarity and mutual enrichment is increased, but it also
becomes hard to attach any definite meaning to the notion of "unsurpassably true
.
6
Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology
And what this reasoning leads us to is the conclu- sion Leibniz reached: An
unsurpassably good, omnipotent, omniscient creator will create an
unsurpassably good world. Indeed, unsurpassable goodness in an omnipotent,
omniscient ...
Louis Pojman, Michael Rea, 2014
7
Logic and Theism: Arguments for and against Beliefs in God
This being's attributes would contribute to its being unsurpassably worthy of
religious attitudes and emotions. God's attributes would 'make' God worshipful
and the rest, and thus great, as attributes are thought to make persons good and
...
Jordan Howard Sobel, 2003
8
The Will to Imagine: a justification of skeptical religion
... Lead Us The ontological proof devised by Anselm (some six centuries before
its name was invented by Kant) claims that the nature of God as ultimate—
absolutely perfect or unsurpassably great—logically precludes God's
nonexistence.
9
Divine Impassibility: An Essay in Philosophical Theology
understand why God, any more than ourselves, should be paralyzed by equally
attractive alternatives. Regarding the first point, the notion of an unsurpassably
good world, i.e., a best possible world, does not seem to be incompatible with the
...
10
The Many-Faced Argument: Studies on the Ontological Argument ...
Therefore the unsurpassably perfect cannot not exist (i.e., cannot be such that if it
were to exist it would be able to be thought of as not existing). Or again, more
briefly: Whatever does not exist, but might exist, would if it were to exist be a ...
John Hick, Arthur C. McGill, 2009
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSURPASSABLY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
unsurpassably is used in the context of the following news items.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet finishes 2-day teaching in Tokyo
Thereby they became, are becoming and will become unsurpassably, perfectly and completely awakened Buddhas.' The second day of His Holiness's ... «Tibet Post International, Apr 15»
Preventing genocide in South Sudan
It is an unsurpassably urgent crisis and yet the world's response has been in no way comparable to the threats civilians now face on a daily basis. Following the ... «Sudan Tribune, Apr 14»
Interview: Larry Flynt, porn mogul, on the stigma around sex, that …
Awaiting the arrival of the porn world's top dog, a mid-afternoon G&T in the Union bar felt like a good move. The powerhouse behind America's unsurpassably ... «Oxford Student, Mar 14»
Prince loses mind, reveals insane cover art
Who would've thought that one image could represent both the absolute peak, pinnacle of accomplishment, and ultimate nadir, unsurpassably poor exemplar of ... «Death and Taxes, Aug 13»
Great Gothic Cathedrals
They are one of the greatest architectural achievements of Western man. They are the most precious possessions of a country unsurpassably rich in things that ... «FranceToday.com, May 13»
A Souvenir From Vladimir Horowitz
A little alliteration is always appreciated. Horowitz was one of the great uneven performers in all history. Sometimes he could be unsurpassably good; sometimes ... «New York Sun, Jul 08»
Ray Charles - Diet Pepsi Ad (1991)
(uh-huh girls): uh-huh, uh-huh, diet pepsi. CHARLES [from what i can gather]: if its irrefreshably lovable and unsurpassably colorful and intimately soul-full «YouTube, May 08»
