Perfect Being Theology and Modal Truth

Faith and Philosophy 33 (4):465-473 (2016)
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In 'Perfection and possibility,' Brian Leftow responded to some of the arguments given in my 'The method of perfect being theology.' I argue here that Leftow's defense of the perfect being theologian is unsuccessful, and consider the prospects of perfect being theology more generally.

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