History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 276 - Back to the Future - Foreknowledge and Predestination
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Apr 23, 2017 AI Snips
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Determinism and Sea Battles
- Aristotle argued for determinism using the sea battle example.
- He suggested if a sea battle will occur, it's already guaranteed and deliberation is pointless.
Boethius and Aquinas on God's Knowledge
- Boethius suggested God's knowledge is different from how things are.
- Aquinas adopted this, saying God's knowledge is necessary, while human choices are contingent.
Scotus and the Theory of Possibility
- Scotus's theory of possibility explains how we can be free even if God knows our choices.
- Something remains possible as long as its contrary doesn't imply a contradiction.