Jonathan Edwards's ontology: a critique of Sang Hyun Lee's dispositional account of Edwardsian metaphysics

Jonathan Edwards's ontology: a critique of Sang Hyun Lee's dispositional account of Edwardsian metaphysics

Sang Hyun Lee's account of Jonathan Edwards's ontology has become the benchmark of many recent discussions of Edwards's thought. In this paper, I argue that this Lee interpretation is flawed in several crucial respects. In place of Lee's understanding of Edwards I offer an accoun...

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Veröffentlicht in:Religious studies 2010-03, Vol.46 (1), p.1-20
1. Verfasser: CRISP, OLIVER D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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18th century
Bundle theory
Collectanea
Concept of being
Criticism
Divine attributes
Divinity
Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758)
Historical studies (History of philosophy. History of ideas)
Idealism
Immaterial substance
Lee, Sang Hyun
Metaphysics
Occasionalism
Ontology
Philosophy
Religious studies
Theology
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Zusammenfassung:Sang Hyun Lee's account of Jonathan Edwards's ontology has become the benchmark of many recent discussions of Edwards's thought. In this paper, I argue that this Lee interpretation is flawed in several crucial respects. In place of Lee's understanding of Edwards I offer an account of Edwards's work according to which Edwards is an idealist-occasionalist, but not an advocate of a purely dispositional ontology of creation.
ISSN:0034-4125
1469-901X
DOI:10.1017/S0034412509990308