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Omnipotence: unlimited capacity for inducing situations, events or states of affairs. Problems arising in connection with consistency, which must rank higher than omnipotence._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Roderick Chisholm on Omnipotence - Dictionary of Arguments
II 85ff Omnipotence/action type/Gombocz: the action must but logically possible, i.e. its description must be coherent. >Actions. Fact omnipotence: the ability to generate a logically possible state of affairs. (therefore not in the past). >States of affairs. Continuum omnipotence: the ability to create any situation in time thje time after t0 - e.g. an unmarried person may now not be divorced. - Then there are only logically necessary situations. - Nothing Unintentional may be intended. - Therefore restriction to the contingent. >Situations, >Contingency. Problem: omnipotent beings should also be capable of inconsistencies or be able to cause something uncaused. Omnipotence must also include the ability, to get rid of this ability. Consequence: this ability can be exercised only once. >Omniscience. Wolfgang L. Gombocz. Maxima. In: M.David/L. Stubenberg (Hg) Philosophische Aufsätze zu Ehren von R.M. Chisholm Graz 1986_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Chisholm I R. Chisholm The First Person. Theory of Reference and Intentionality, Minneapolis 1981 German Edition: Die erste Person Frankfurt 1992 Chisholm II Roderick Chisholm In Philosophische Aufsäze zu Ehren von Roderick M. Ch, Marian David/Leopold Stubenberg, Amsterdam 1986 Chisholm III Roderick M. Chisholm Theory of knowledge, Englewood Cliffs 1989 German Edition: Erkenntnistheorie Graz 2004 |