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Divine freedom and contingency: an intelligibility problem for (some) theistic compatibilists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2014

JUSTIN J. DAELEY
JUSTIN J. DAELEY*
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Department of Philosophy, University of Northwestern – St. Paul, 3003 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, Minnesota, 55113-1598, USA e-mail: jjdaeley@unwsp.edu
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Abstract

This article argues that the Theistic Compatibilist's typical understanding of what amounts to an intelligible, non-arbitrary free choice undermines God's freedom and the contingency of creation. I further suggest and reject four possible ways for Theistic Compatibilists to respond to this problem in light of their metaphysical commitments to freedom and explanation. I close with discussion of a possible way for Theistic Compatibilists to avoid this problem.

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Religious Studies , Volume 51 , Issue 4 , December 2015 , pp. 563 - 582
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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