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Feser’s Neo-Platonic proof reasons from composite beings to the existence of an absolutely simple being. In this video, I critically evaluate the argument.
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This video is based on:
Schmid, J.C. Forthcoming. “Simply Unsuccessful: The Neo-Platonic Proof of God's Existence", European Journal for Philosophy of Religion.
The article above is a proper part of Chapter 9 of my book. I've linked that chapter below! [I'm currently speaking with various editors at different presses regarding this book, so I can't share the whole book.]
Chapter 9: drive.google.com/file/d/1dXMB...
Outline
0:00 Intro and Outline
1:52 Dialectical Context
4:07 Neo-Platonic Proof
7:45 Preliminaries
14:13 Neo-Platonic Causal Principle
16:00 Step One
26:49 Step Two
28:23 Step Three
43:20 Step Four
54:35 Internal Explanation
1:02:46 Mindedness
1:14:40 Trinitarianism
1:27:34 Incarnation
1:47:57 Existential Inertia
Existential inertia links, for those interested:
(1) IJPR paper: philpapers.org/archive/SCHEIA...
(2) Response to Hsiao and Sanders: majestyofreason.wordpress.com...
(3) A User’s Guide: • Existential Inertia: A...
(4) Response to Intellectual Conservatism, Part 1: • Existential Inertia De...
(5) Response to Intellectual Conservatism, Part 2: • Existential Inertia De...
(6) Response to Nemes: majestyofreason.wordpress.com...
(7) Response to RM and HoH: majestyofreason.wordpress.com...
(8) Response to Thomistic Disputations: majestyofreason.wordpress.com...
(9) Discussion with Oppy: • Dr. Graham Oppy on the...
(10) Covered in sections of this post: majestyofreason.wordpress.com...
(11) Sophia paper: philpapers.org/rec/SCHSOO-8
(12) My blog post, "Feser on Schmid on the Aristotelian proof": majestyofreason.wordpress.com...
(13) My blog post, "Feser on Schmid on Existential Inertia": majestyofreason.wordpress.com...
(14) Comprehensive blog post, "So you think you understand existential inertia?" majestyofreason.wordpress.com...
Valdi Ingthorsson's 2021 book: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/o...
References: docs.google.com/document/d/1e...
And the usual links:
My book: www.amazon.com/Majesty-Reason...
My website: majestyofreason.wordpress.com/