Divine necessity

Philosophy Compass 12 (11):e12457 (2017)
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Divine necessity is the thesis that God must exist. In this paper, I give a brief survey of what the thesis is more exactly, the main arguments for it, and the main arguments against it.

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Einar Duenger Bohn
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Divine Foundationalism.Einar Duenger Bohn - 2018 - Philosophy Compass 13 (10):e12524.
Divine necessity.Einar Duenger Bohn - 2017 - Philosophy Compass 12 (11):e12457.

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