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e-Book The Kalām Cosmological Argument download

by William L. Craig

ISBN: 157910438X
ISBN13: 978-1579104382
Language: English
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub (May 24, 2000)
Pages: 224
Category: Theology
Subategory: Christian Books

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Craig's book, "The Kalam Cosmological Argument", is essential reading for anyone interested in this controversial, but . William Lane Craig's book The Kalam Cosmological Argument sets out to both explain and defend the theory cited in the title.

Craig's book, "The Kalam Cosmological Argument", is essential reading for anyone interested in this controversial, but highly compelling, argument for the existence of God. The book is divided into two main sections: first, a history of the argument as detailed by philosophers especially in the Arabic world; and secondly, Craig's own formulation and defense of the argument in light of modern mathematical, philosophical, and scientific thought. This theory is one of the ways that God's existence is rationally proved.

The Kalām Cosmological Argument is a 1979 book by the philosopher William Lane Craig, in which the author offers a contemporary defense of the Kalām cosmological argument and argues for the existence of God, with an emphasis on the alleged metaphysic.

The Kalām Cosmological Argument is a 1979 book by the philosopher William Lane Craig, in which the author offers a contemporary defense of the Kalām cosmological argument and argues for the existence of God, with an emphasis on the alleged metaphysical impossibility of an infinite regress of past events. First, Craig argues that the universe began to exist, using two philosophical and two scientific arguments

The Kalām cosmological argument is a modern formulation of the cosmological argument for the existence of God; named for the kalam (medieval Islamic scholasticism), it was popularized by William Lane Craig in his The Kalām Cosmological Argument (1979.

The Kalām cosmological argument is a modern formulation of the cosmological argument for the existence of God; named for the kalam (medieval Islamic scholasticism), it was popularized by William Lane Craig in his The Kalām Cosmological Argument (1979). The argument is similar to the unmoved mover in Aristotelianism due to its basis in the nature of causality and argument against the possibility of an infinite regress

Craig's kalam cosmological argument is self-defeating in the sense that if God exists, its crucial premise that an. .Craig offers the following argument to demonstrate the second premise: (. ) An infinite temporal regress of events would constitute an actual infinite.

Craig's kalam cosmological argument is self-defeating in the sense that if God exists, its crucial premise that an actual infinite cannot exist must be false. ) An actual infinite cannot exist.

PDF In ‘Professor Mackie and the Kalam Cosmological Argument’ . In this book, Graham Oppy examines arguments for and against the existence of God. He shows that none of these arguments is powerful enough t.

PDF In ‘Professor Mackie and the Kalam Cosmological Argument’ (Religious Studies, xx (1984), 367–75), Professor William Lane Craig undertakes t.Consequently, the purpose of this paper is to reply to Craig's criticisms on Mackie's behalf. He shows that none of these arguments is powerful enough to change the minds of reasonable participants in debates on the question of the existence of God.

Although Craig’s kalām cosmological argument is not totally unique, he advances the kalām cosmological argument in at least two distinct ways. The Kalam cosmological argument. In W. L. Craig, & J. P. Moreland (Ed., The Blackwell companion to natural theology (pp. 101–201). Second, unlike his predecessors, Craig presents scientific arguments together with the philosophical arguments in support of a beginning of the universe. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.

The Kalam Cosmological Argument - 저자가 William L. Craig인 eBook입니다. Of the many ongoing debates to answer this question, William Craig examines one of the most controversial proofs for the existence of God; the Kalam cosmological argument. PC, Android, iOS 기기에서 Google Play 북 앱을 사용해 이 책을 읽어 보세요. 책을 다운로드하여 오프라인으로 읽거나 The Kalam Cosmological Argument을(를) 읽으면서 문구에 강조표시하고, 페이지에 북마크를 지정하고, 메모를 작성할 수 있습니다. Dr. Craig provides a broad assessment of the argument in lieu of recent developments in philosophy, mathematics, science and theology.

Contemporary critiques of the cosmological argument for the existence of God tend to assume that its teachers are adopting . and (William Lane Craig, notorious pseudo-theist, calls this the "Kalām cosmological argument"). Everything that begins to exist has a cause.

Contemporary critiques of the cosmological argument for the existence of God tend to assume that its teachers are adopting, at least implicitly . The universe began to exist.

Does God exist? Of the many ongoing debates to answer this question, William Craig examines one of the most controversial proofs for the existence of God; the Kalam cosmological argument. Dr. Craig provides a broad assessment of the argument in lieu of recent developments in philosophy, mathematics, science and theology.
Comments:
Manris
First, many 1-star reviews claim to know the faulty ins and outs of this book. May I point out one rather "loud and proud" 1-star review? It shouts its intelligence aloud, but fails to grasp Craig's argument. In so doing, this reviewer has betrayed their own lack of understanding. (And probably their overwhelming bias.)

This reviewer states that Craig has committed the fallacy of composition (i.e. it is wrong to impose a claim on the universe based on our observations of "things" within the universe). This reviewer actually uses a great analogy for this fallacy: It would be fallacious to assume that a "community" has a mother simply because each of its inhabitants has a mother. That's sound philosophy.

However, Craig doesn't commit this fallacy. The argument's premises avoid this entirely:

1-Everything that comes into existence has a cause
2-The universe came into existence
3-The universe must have a cause

(I'm not using exacts here, but the logic is equal)

Nowhere in those three premises does Craig commit a fallacy of composition. Had he committed this fallacy, his argument would've read something more like this:

1-Everything we observe has a cause: the stars, the moons, the earth, etc.
2-The universe contains stars, moons, and the earth
3-Therefore the universe has a cause

Notice this is entirely different from Craig's actual argument. Craig doesn't impose a divine creator on the basis of things which are IN the universe; he argues for the premise that the universe began to exist; and he does so without simply stating that the universe is composed of things that come into existence. He attempts to make arguments from infinities, beginning with an assessment of the work of al-Kindi on the correlated existence of matter, motion, and time. He tries to prove the premise itself.

Now, I don't agree with everything in Craig's work. (I believe in God, and believe in an ex-materia creation, so you may call me biased.) Along with another reviewer (who also gave a 1-star review), I agree that Craig's argument against actual infinites appears flawed.

However, for its overall philosophical prowess, I give this book 5 stars. Don't be persuaded otherwise by the faulty philosophy of other reviewers. I'm committing a logical fallacy, but heaven knows Craig's done plenty more work on this matter than they have. While that doesn't establish the argument's validity/soundness, it sure beefs his opinion over theirs.

Arith
Craig's book, "The Kalam Cosmological Argument", is essential reading for anyone interested in this controversial, but highly compelling, argument for the existence of God. The book is divided into two main sections: first, a history of the argument as detailed by philosophers especially in the Arabic world; and secondly, Craig's own formulation and defense of the argument in light of modern mathematical, philosophical, and scientific thought.

The first section can be skipped it you are just looking for a quick understanding of Craig's reasons for accepting the kalam argument. If, however, you find it helpful (I do) to come to terms with some of the background of how the argument came to be developed, I highly recommend it. The parts detailing why Arabic philosophers rejected the possibility of an infinite regress is still very relevent today, and the author is quick to highlight this.

Craig's defense of the argument can be tedious at times, but it is well worth the effort if you want a full understanding of the issue from all bases. The argument is formulated like this:

1. Everything that comes into existence has a cause of its existence.
2. The universe came into existence.
3. Therefore, the universe has a cause of its existence.

He begins with the second premise and offers four sub-arguments in defense of it: 1) the impossibility of an actually infinite set; 2) the impossibility of forming an actually infinite set by successive addition; 3) the Big Bang theory; and 4) the Laws of Thermodynamics.

The first premise is not treated as extensively, but Craig does point out that it is based on the metaphysical principle, ex nihilo nihil fit ("out of nothing comes nothing"). He argues that since being cannot arise from non-being, then the universe must have come from some transcendent cause.

It is important to note, though, that the argument does not end with a mere transcendent cause, but that it points to the universe's personal creator. Craig argues that if the cause of the universe were impersonal and mechanic, then all the conditions for causation would have existed timelessly, and so any effects it produced would likewise be timeless. Only if the cause freely chose to enter into time could there be a temporal effect from a timeless being, and since only persons have the agency of free will, the cause of the universe must be personal.

Two appendices are included: Zeno's paradoxes and Kant's First Antinomy.

Whether or not one agrees with the argument, no one will be let down after giving this book an honest read. As a Christian theist myself, I believe this is perhaps the most rationally compelling argument for God's existence, and Craig's defense of it is undeniably among the best.

Asyasya
Amazing book that uses a compelling philosophical argument for the existence of God.

Lynnak
This book is very interesting and actually the best book for KCA. This book goes throw the second premis in detail but it skip the first premis as "self-evident." The problem is that the first premis is really important--specially it is physics not philosophy-- for KCA, but the rest is perfect even though I don't agree with him.

Arlana
Good reading for those who are going to college or seminary. It takes a little time to read but may be well worth the investment.

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