PHIL-357 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Theory Of Justification, Intentionality
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Weil on the existence of god/his codeterminants, the good/truth etc. She can entertain the idea that god exists (internally) but does not exist (objective, logically, ruling power). To have a concept of god, is to make him an object: presumes that one can come to know god/understand his nature. Argues god is not susceptible to mere human understanding. The atheist is (cid:272)orre(cid:272)t i(cid:374) presu(cid:373)i(cid:374)g that god does(cid:374)"t o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)el(cid:455) e(cid:454)ist, ie as a(cid:374) o(cid:271)je(cid:272)t. God exists as an absence: we love him, for both his omnipresence and technical absence in this world. 2 se(cid:374)ses of (cid:449)ord (cid:271)elief: episte(cid:373)ologi(cid:272)al se(cid:374)se (cid:894)a justifia(cid:271)le (cid:271)elief(cid:895), a faith se(cid:374)se (cid:894)(cid:862)i (cid:271)elie(cid:448)e i(cid:374) (cid:455)ou(cid:863), e(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)trar(cid:455) to e(cid:448)idence) For weil, god, the good, truth, and justice are all one in the same. She believes that all human acts aim at the good: the things we desire are assumed to be good whether we are right or wrong in the valuation.
