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7ParmenidesIn W. C. Campbell-Jack, Gavin J. McGrath & Stephen Evans (eds.), New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics, Intervarsity Press. pp. 533-534. 2006.
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11Alvin PlantingaIn Donald M. Borchert (ed.), Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Macmillan Reference. pp. 579-581. 2005.
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282In defense of mereological universalismPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research 58 (2): 347-360. 1998.This paper defends Mereological Universalism(the thesis that, for any set S of disjoint objects, there is an object that the members of S compose. Universalism is unpalatable to many philosophers because it entails that if there are such things as my left tennis shoe, W. V. Quine, and the Taj Mahal, then there is another object that those three things compose. This paper presents and criticizes Peter van Inwagen's argument against Universalism and then presents a new argument in favor of Univers…Read more
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494What is pornography?Noûs 35 (1). 2001.This paper aims to provide a "real", as opposed to "merely stipulative", definition of "pornography". The paper first argues that no extant definition of "pornography" comes close to being a real definition, and then goes on to defend a novel definition by showing how it avoids objections that plague its rivals.
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111Review: Thomas Sattig: The Language and Reality of Time (review)Mind 117 (466): 511-515. 2008.Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were married on July 29, 2000 and divorced on October 2, 2005. If I correctly understand the position defended in Thomas Sattig’s The Language and Reality of Time, this fact implies that every instantaneous region of space occupied by Brad between those dates is married to some instantaneous region occupied by Jen. Yes, the regions are married, and they are distinct from Brad and Jen. Moreover, some of them are cheating on the regions to which they are married. To …Read more
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174The metaphysics of original sinIn Peter Van Inwagen & Dean W. Zimmerman (eds.), Persons: Human and Divine, Oxford University Press Uk. pp. 319--356. 2007.This paper argues that there is no straightforward conflict between the traditional Christian doctrine of original sin and the thesis that a person P is morally responsible for the obtaining of a state of affairs S only if S obtains (or obtained) and P could have prevented S from obtaining.
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772Theology Without Idolatry or ViolenceScottish Journal of Theology 68 (1): 61-79. 2015.Since the 1960s, metaphysics has flourished in Anglo-American philosophy. Far from wanting to avoid metaphysics, philosophers have embraced it in droves. There have been critics, to be sure; but the criticisms have received answers and the enterprise has carried on.
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197Polytheism and Christian BeliefJournal of Theological Studies 57 133-48. 2006.Christian philosophers and theologians have long been concerned with the question of how to reconcile their belief in three fully divine Persons with their commitment to monotheism. The most popular strategy for doing this—the Social Trinitarian strategy—argues that, though the divine Persons are in no sense the same God, monotheism is secured by certain relations that obtain among them. It is argued that if the Social Trinitarian understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity is correct, then Chr…Read more
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31Philosophy of religion (edited book)Mayfield. 1987.Covering the major issues of the field succinctly and lucidly, this text takes an analytically rigorous approach and makes it accessible in presentation. Pojman writes from an impartial perspective, presenting various options and points of view while guiding students in their own search for truth over these often emotion-laden, crucial issues.
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Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Religion |
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Religion |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |