Divine Character: Iqbal's Conception of Divine Action and Armstrong's Laws of Nature

This paper will look at David Malet Armstrong's conception of the Laws of Nature in light of Iqbal's conception of nature and divine action. For the sake of pragmatic austerity Armstrong rooted his theory in naturalism, physicalism, and an understanding of the world as a “state of affairs....

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Main Author: Siler, Logan David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2023
In: Theology and science
Year: 2023, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 390-403
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
BJ Islam
NBC Doctrine of God
TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Muhammad Iqbal
B laws of nature
B Islamic Theology
B Islamic Philosophy
B philosophy of science
B Process Philosophy
B Universalism
B Divine Action
B Panentheism
B Naturalism
B Nominalism
B David Malet Armstrong
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