Logical pantheism
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Date
2022-05-26Source Title
Philosophy Compass
Electronic ISSN
1747-9991
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Volume
17
Issue
7
Pages
1 - 8
Language
English
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Abstract
Logical Pantheism is a view according to which God could be identified with logical space, that is, with the space of all possible worlds. It differs from classical pantheism in the latter identifies God merely with the actual Universe, or with nature. There are several reasons why Logical Pantheism is considered superior to classical pantheism by its proponents. One such reason is that it helps the traditional ontological (that is, a priori) argument for the existence of God go through unproblematically. Another core reason is that it ensures all greatmaking properties as belonging to God, in virtue of it containing all possible properties. The view was put forward and defended by István Aranyosi (2013) and by Yujin Nagasawa (2016).