No God, no God's Eye: A Quasi-Putnamian Argument for Monotheism
Metaphysical realism is the thesis that “the world consists of some fixed totality of mind-independent objects” such that “there is exactly one true and complete description of 'the way the world is'”. In the first part of this essay, I will present Hilary Putnam’s worry with metaphysical...
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| description | Metaphysical realism is the thesis that “the world consists of some fixed totality of mind-independent objects” such that “there is exactly one true and complete description of 'the way the world is'”. In the first part of this essay, I will present Hilary Putnam’s worry with metaphysical realism. Secondly, I will argue that metaphysical realists must commit to metaphysical anthropocentrism in order to solve Putnam’s problem. Thirdly, I will argue that metaphysical anthropocentrism requires monotheism. Lastly, I argue that metaphysical realism is true. Therefore, we must be ontologically committed to God.
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| spelling | doaj.art-de6aa388357f46459c4fbaf25bafc6732022-12-22T02:22:23ZengThe NKUA Applied Philosophy Research LaboratoryConatus - Journal of Philosophy2653-93732459-38422021-09-016110.12681/cjp.24930No God, no God's Eye: A Quasi-Putnamian Argument for MonotheismÅke Gafvelin0University of CambridgeMetaphysical realism is the thesis that “the world consists of some fixed totality of mind-independent objects” such that “there is exactly one true and complete description of 'the way the world is'”. In the first part of this essay, I will present Hilary Putnam’s worry with metaphysical realism. Secondly, I will argue that metaphysical realists must commit to metaphysical anthropocentrism in order to solve Putnam’s problem. Thirdly, I will argue that metaphysical anthropocentrism requires monotheism. Lastly, I argue that metaphysical realism is true. Therefore, we must be ontologically committed to God. https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/Conatus/article/view/24930philosophy of languagephilosophy of religionKripkensteinQuinePutnamPlantinga |
| spellingShingle | Åke Gafvelin No God, no God's Eye: A Quasi-Putnamian Argument for Monotheism Conatus - Journal of Philosophy philosophy of language philosophy of religion Kripkenstein Quine Putnam Plantinga |
| title | No God, no God's Eye: A Quasi-Putnamian Argument for Monotheism |
| title_full | No God, no God's Eye: A Quasi-Putnamian Argument for Monotheism |
| title_fullStr | No God, no God's Eye: A Quasi-Putnamian Argument for Monotheism |
| title_full_unstemmed | No God, no God's Eye: A Quasi-Putnamian Argument for Monotheism |
| title_short | No God, no God's Eye: A Quasi-Putnamian Argument for Monotheism |
| title_sort | no god no god s eye a quasi putnamian argument for monotheism |
| topic | philosophy of language philosophy of religion Kripkenstein Quine Putnam Plantinga |
| url | https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/Conatus/article/view/24930 |
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