OMNISCIENCE, IMMUTABILITY AND TENSED FACTS IN AVICENNA AND AL-GHAZALI
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Tarih
2021
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Estonian Acad Publishers
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
In Islamic thought, the question How does God know tensed facts? has been thoroughly discussed over a tension between the attributes of omniscience and immutability. Avicenna and al-Ghazali, who give wide coverage to this problem in their studies, propose different solutions to eliminate this tension. Avicenna acknowledges that a being who knows tensed facts is subject to change, therefore he claims that God knows everything in a universal way and excludes tensed facts from the extent of omniscience. On the other hand, al-Ghazali claims that God knows tensed facts, but He does not undergo any real change by knowing them. In this study, I will argue that neither of these answers are convincing in generating a solution to the expressed tension.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
omniscience, immutability, Avicenna, al-Ghazali, tensed facts
Kaynak
Trames-Journal Of The Humanities And Social Sciences
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
25
Sayı
3
