PHI 3174 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Discourse On Metaphysics, Correspondence Theory Of Truth, A Priori And A Posteriori
19 Feb 2015
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Section 2 against those who claim that there is no goodness in god"s works, and that the rules of goodness and beauty are arbitrary. In saying that things are good not by some rule of goodness but only by god"s will, without realizing it we destroy all god"s love and all his glory. Why should we praise what he has done, if he would be equally praiseworthy for doing quite the opposite? (55) If things were only good because god wills them to be . It takes away from achievement if no matter what you do will be praised. Is it good because god says so or good in itself: god has intellect, a will, and goodness. Section 8 what substances are: corrected to god"s protections. Wind up (deism removed) vs occasionalism (god could intervene: wind it up and let it go (self-sufficient for a while, when the thing decides what it"s going to do, god makes it happen.
