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Belief that a deity exists or must exist
Philosophical theism is the belief that the Supreme Being exists (or must exist) independent of the teaching or revelation of any particular religion.
Philosophical_theism
Philosophical view combining theism with agnosticism
Agnostic theism – or theistic agnosticism – is the philosophical view that encompasses both theism and agnosticism. An agnostic theist believes in the
Agnostic_theism
Belief in the existence of a deity or deities
with deism, the term often describes the philosophical conception of God that is found in classical theism—or the conception found in monotheism—or deities
Theism
Opposition to theism, and usually to religion
Antitheism, also spelled anti-theism, is the philosophical position that theism should be opposed. The term has had a range of applications. In secular
Antitheism
American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010)
believe in any established religion. This is called philosophical theism. ... Philosophical theism is entirely emotional. As Kant said, he destroyed pure
Martin_Gardner
Form of theology
many different perspectives with philosophical theology on such questions. In modern times process theology, open theism, and Christian panentheism have
Philosophical_theology
Christian theological movement
Open theism, also known as openness theology, is a theological movement that has developed within Christianity as a rejection of the synthesis of Greek
Open_theism
Form of theism
Classical theism is a theological and philosophical form of theism that conceives of God as the ultimate reality, characterized by attributes such as omnibenevolence
Classical_theism
African philosophy – Afrocentrism – Agential realism – Agnosticism – Agnostic theism – Ajātivāda – Ājīvika – Ajñana – Alexandrian school – Alexandrists – Ambedkarism
List_of_philosophies
Position combining atheism and agnosticism
theistic because atheism and theism concern belief, while agnosticism concerns knowledge. Under narrower philosophical definitions, however, atheism
Agnostic_atheism
Belief that the divine pervades all of space and time and also extends beyond it
philosophy is widely believed[by whom?] to have paved the way for open theism, a movement that tends to associate itself primarily with the Evangelical
Panentheism
Absence of espoused belief in a God or gods
Nontheism or non-theism is a range of both religious and non-religious attitudes characterized by the absence of espoused belief in the existence of God
Nontheism
British philosopher and writer (1862–1941)
theist in his personal life but authored The Philosophical Bases Of Theism, a work on philosophical theism based on his Hibbert Lectures from 1931. The
Dawes_Hicks
Absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
atheism in terms of an explicit stance against theism. For the purposes of his paper on "philosophical atheism", Ernest Nagel contested including the
Atheism
Type of theology
theism Philosophical theism Philosophical theology Synergism Systematic theology Theopoetics Viney, Donald Wayne (January 28, 2014). "Process Theism"
Process_theology
Belief that God and reality are identical
Germany in the 19th century in an attempt to offer a philosophical synthesis between traditional theism and pantheism, stating that God is substantially omnipresent
Pantheism
deities is optimal". Contrast agnostic theism. agnostic theism The philosophical view that encompasses both theism and agnosticism. An agnostic theist is
Glossary_of_philosophy
View regarding the problem of evil
Skeptical theism is the view that people should remain skeptical of their ability to discern whether their perceptions about evil can be considered good
Skeptical_theism
Doubt about God's existence
skeptical attitudes toward non-religious claims. Agnosticism contrasts with theism, which affirms God's existence, and atheism, which denies it. It is understood
Agnosticism
English philosopher and Christian apologist (born 1934)
philosophical sense. William Hasker writes that his "tetralogy on Christian doctrine, together with his earlier trilogy on the philosophy of theism,
Richard_Swinburne
Australian philosopher (born 1960)
Contemporary Philosophical Investigation (Investigating Philosophy of Religion), 2018 ISBN 978-0-815-35466-6 (with Joseph Koterski) Theism and Atheism:
Graham_Oppy
Belief in a god based on rational thought
between Theism and Deism". Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia. 72 (1: Teísmos: Aportações Filosóficas do Leste e Oeste / Theisms: Philosophical Contributions
Deism
Canadian-American philosopher (1929–2010)
analysis makes it a unique contribution to philosophical theology. The product of a lifetime of study, Logic and Theism is testimony to Howard Sobel’s remarkable
Jordan_Howard_Sobel
Philosophy
SBNR discourse. Agnostic theism – Philosophical view combining theism with agnosticism Buddhist philosophy – Buddhist philosophical tradition Deism – Belief
Spiritual_but_not_religious
Kathenotheism Liberal theism Neo-revelationism Philosophical theism Theistic naturalism Adevism Agnosticism Agnostic atheism Agnostic theism Christian agnosticism
List of religions and spiritual traditions
List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions
Pantheism Perennialism Polytheism Process theology Spiritualism Shamanism Taoic Theism Transcendentalism Confirmation holism Coherentism Contextualism Conventionalism
Outline_of_philosophy
1779 philosophical work by David Hume
observation of nature. Demea "defends the Cosmological argument and philosophical theism..." He believes that the existence of God should be proven through
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Dialogues_Concerning_Natural_Religion
Supreme being in theistic belief systems
the shift from hostility towards theism in Paul Edwards's Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1967) to sympathy towards theism in the more recent Routledge Encyclopedia
God
Philosophical question
unknown but not necessarily unknowable. Agnostic theism is the philosophical view that encompasses both theism and agnosticism. An agnostic theist believes
Existence_of_God
Belief in the existence of a deity without adhering to an established religion
Liberal theism is the philosophical and religious belief in the existence of a deity without adhering to an established religion. The exact definition
Liberal_theism
Ethical problem on the origin of morality posed by Socrates
dilemma can be modified to apply to philosophical theism, where it is still the object of theological and philosophical discussion, largely within the Christian
Euthyphro_dilemma
German philosopher (1796–1879)
was to find a philosophic basis for the personality of God, and for his theory on this subject, he proposed the term "concrete theism." His philosophy
Immanuel_Hermann_Fichte
Property of possessing maximal power
Viney, Donald. "Process Theism". plato.stanford.edu. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 6 October 2022. "Open Theism". theopedia.com. Theopedia
Omnipotence
American philosopher and theologian
developing a metaphysical view in the philosophy of religion called finitistic theism. He developed the concept of a finite God to solve the problem of evil.
Edgar_S._Brightman
American philosopher and theologian (born 1949)
knowledge". Philosophical Studies. 67 (2): 89–110. doi:10.1007/BF00373692. ISSN 1573-0883. S2CID 170646419. Craig, William Lane (December 1, 1991). "Theism and
William_Lane_Craig
Philosophical view that people elect their own beliefs
over some of their beliefs (e.g. an individual changes his belief from theism to atheism) and indirect doxastic voluntarism is that the person has unintended
Doxastic_voluntarism
2008 book by Michael J. Murray
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw: Theism and the Problem of Animal Suffering is a 2008 book by Michael J. Murray, published by Oxford University Press. It
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw (book)
Nature_Red_in_Tooth_and_Claw_(book)
Japanese philosopher (born 1975)
God: A New Defence of Perfect Being Theism, Oxford University Press, 2017. (2011) The Existence of God: A Philosophical Introduction, Routledge, 2011. (2008)
Yujin_Nagasawa
Related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity
retained in metaphorical or symbolic form. Age of Enlightenment critiques of theism and revelation prompted many thinkers to redefine or discard traditional
Divinity
Philosophical or theological concept
Latin word absolutus, meaning "set free, detached, or unrestricted." In philosophical discourse, it refers to something that is unconditioned, independent
Absolute_(philosophy)
Supernatural being
existence of at least one deity, who may interact with the world, is called theism. Religions can be categorized by how many deities they worship. Monotheistic
Deity
Supreme, final, and fundamental power in all reality
modern theories include Process theism (which sees the ultimate as a constantly changing process) and Neo-classical theism which allows some concepts like
Ultimate_reality
Abrahamic new religious movement originating in 1930s Jamaica
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Rastafari
devoted their lives. Carpenter, Alexander (2008), "Martin Gardner on Philosophical Theism, Adventists and Price" Interview, 17 October 2008, Spectrum. Grimes
List_of_deists
Apathy toward the existence or non-existence of God
Apatheism (/ˌæpəˈθiːɪzəm/; a portmanteau of apathy and theism) is the attitude of apathy toward the existence or non-existence of God(s). It is more of
Apatheism
Belief that only natural laws and forces operate in the universe
nature of the philosophical debate over naturalism in general. Atheism – Absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism Clockwork universe –
Naturalism_(philosophy)
View of God without parts or features
In classical theism, the doctrine of divine simplicity (also known as absolute divine simplicity) states that God is simple in that he is a single, unified
Divine_simplicity
Way of categorizing one's belief regarding the probability of the existence of a deity
plausibilities to be such that on the evidence before him the probability of theism comes out near to one he should describe himself as a theist and if it comes
Spectrum of theistic probability
Spectrum_of_theistic_probability
Philosophical question
Thomas; Rea, Michael (eds.). "17. Skeptical Theism and the Problem of Evil" (PDF). Oxford Handbook to Philosophical Theology. Oxford University Press: 374–401
Problem_of_evil
Philosophical argument against moral realism
argue that they refute, or at least cast doubt on, moral realism and/or theism. However, critics have argued that these arguments are themselves invalid
Evolutionary_debunking
Totality of existing entities
the world. Panentheism constitutes a middle ground between theism and pantheism. Against theism, it holds that God and the world are interrelated and depend
World
Philosophical belief in immaterial reality
materialistic interpretations. Generally, any philosophical position, be it dualism, monism, atheism, theism, pantheism, idealism or any other, is compatible
Spiritualism_(philosophy)
Thinking in terms of destiny or purpose
'goal', and λόγος, logos, 'explanation' or 'reason') or finality is a philosophical approach to discussing causality that explains causes in terms of ends
Teleology
Group of followers of Hegel
to form a large part of the literature on and about Hegel. Speculative theism was an 1830s movement closely related to but distinguished from Right Hegelianism
Right_Hegelians
Concept that some ideas have universal applicability
Universalism is the philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability. A belief in one fundamental truth
Universalism
Philosophy based on the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus
Hermeticism, or Hermetism, is a philosophical and religious tradition rooted in the teachings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, a syncretic figure combining
Hermeticism
1874 book by John Stuart Mill
Three Essays on Religion: Nature, the Utility of Religion, and Theism is an 1874 book by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill, published posthumously
Three_Essays_on_Religion
Hatred of God or the gods
and dystheism are straightforward Greek formations from eu- and dys- + theism, paralleling atheism; δύσθεος in the sense of "godless, ungodly" appearing
Misotheism
Argument for the existence of God
latter is identified by philosophical analysis to be God as determined within classical or other specific conceptions of theism. Some formulations of the
Cosmological_argument
View that attributes oneness or singleness to a concept
Christian von Wolff in his work Logic (1728), to designate types of philosophical thought in which the attempt was made to eliminate the dichotomy of
Monism
Work by French philosopher Voltaire, first published in 1764
Dictionnaire philosophique (French: [dik.sjɔ.nɛʁ fi.lo.zɔ.fik]; lit. 'Philosophical Dictionary') is an encyclopedic dictionary published by the Enlightenment
Dictionnaire_philosophique
Religious thought and practice independent of belief in deities
traditions of thought within a religious context—some otherwise aligned with theism, others not—in which nontheism informs religious beliefs or practices. Nontheism
Nontheistic_religion
Types of atheism
challenging theism and not professing any views on the subject. [...] I propose to examine some philosophic concepts of atheism... In Nagel's Philosophical Concepts
Implicit_and_explicit_atheism
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
but gradually came to mean "producer" and eventually "creator". The philosophical usage and the proper noun derive from Plato's Timaeus, written c. 360
Demiurge
Specialty in philosophy, focused on German language origin
Wilhelm Hinrichs, Leopold von Henning, and Heinrich Gustav Hotho. Speculative theism was an 1830s movement closely related to, but distinguished from, Right
German_philosophy
Canadian philosopher and writer (born 1940)
uses arguments for the existence of God which are usually used to support theism such as a version of the cosmological argument and the design argument based
John_A._Leslie
American philosopher (1932–2015)
was published as a book in 2000 titled: Theism vs. Atheism: The Internet Debate. In his Atheism: A Philosophical Justification, Martin cites a general absence
Michael_Lou_Martin
Term that denotes something that is generated within itself
'other' — they seek for reunification with the mother. In traditional Western theism, even though God cannot be created by any other force or being, he cannot
Causa_sui
Philosophical argument that asserts an inconsistency with nonbelief and God's existence
Michael (2009). Flint, Thomas (ed.). Oxford Handbook to Philosophical Theology (Skeptical Theism and the Problem of Evil) (PDF). Oxford: Oxford University
Argument_from_nonbelief
Literary philosophy
publisher (link) Reddy, M. V. Lakshmi (2015). "'Cosmicism' the True Eternal Theism: Realising the Supreme Cosmic Reality through Basic Cosmic Education for
Cosmicism
Philosophical tale
Symposium," in Flew & MacIntyre (eds.), New Essays in Philosophical Theology. Rauser, Randal D. (2020). "Theism, naturalism, and invisible gardeners". Think.
Parable of the Invisible Gardener
Parable_of_the_Invisible_Gardener
Philosophical argument for the existence of God
Principle". Reasonable Faith. Craig, William Lane; Smith, Quentin (1993). Theism, Atheism, and Big Bang Cosmology. Clarendon. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-19-826348-7
Kalam_cosmological_argument
Belief in a deity that is not omnipotent
Theistic finitism, also known as finitistic theism or finite godism, is the belief in a deity that is limited. It has been proposed by some philosophers
Theistic_finitism
Philosophical system developed by Ayn Rand
of consciousness", including any variant of metaphysical subjectivism or theism. Objectivist philosophy derives its explanations of action and causation
Objectivism
Portuguese-Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
disagreed with Jacobi, saying that there is no actual difference between theism and pantheism. The issue became a major intellectual and religious concern
Baruch_Spinoza
Naturalism in religion
Religious thought and practice independent of belief in deities Philosophical theism – Belief that a deity exists or must exist Postsecularism – Theories
Religious_naturalism
German and American theologian and philosopher (1886–1965)
distinction to "theological theism", Tillich refers to another kind of theism as that of the "divine-human encounter". Such is the theism of the encounter with
Paul_Tillich
American philosopher and theologian (born 1932)
gave his response to what he saw as the incomplete and uncritical view of theism's criticism of theodicy. Plantinga's contribution stated that when the issue
Alvin_Plantinga
Hindu conception of God
pantheism, pandeism, monism, agnosticism, atheism, and nontheism. Forms of theism find mention in the Bhagavad Gita. Emotional or loving devotion (bhakti)
God_in_Hinduism
Native American religious movement
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Ghost_Dance
Mode by which all things are derived from the first reality, or principle
is a theory in the cosmology or cosmogony of certain religious and philosophical systems, that posits the concept of emanation. According to this theory
Emanationism
Argument for the existence of God
the philosophy of religion, an ontological argument is a deductive philosophical argument, made from an ontological basis, that is advanced in support
Ontological_argument
Extinct branch of Zoroastrianism
Hermeneutics Holocaust Mythical Natural Onto Philosophical Political Practical Process Transcendental Theism Forms Deism Dystheism Egotheism Henotheism
Zurvanism
Australian philosopher (1917–1981)
invented rather than discovered. His posthumously published The Miracle of Theism: Arguments For and Against the Existence of God (1982) has been called a
J._L._Mackie
Classification of Indian philosophies
philosophy, the differentiation between āstika and nāstika does not refer to theism or atheism. The terms often, but not always, relate to accepting Vedic literature
Āstika_and_nāstika
Religious and philosophical tradition
Taoism or Daoism (/ˈtaʊ.ɪzəm/ , /ˈdaʊ.ɪzəm/ ) is a philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao 道. With
Taoism
1979 book by Richard Swinburne
under the same title. Swinburne discusses the intrinsic probability of theism, with an everlastingly omnipotent, omniscient and perfectly free God. He
The_Existence_of_God_(book)
American philosopher
and Claw: Theism and the Problem of Animal Suffering". NDPR. "Divine Evil?: The Moral Character of the God of Abraham". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Michael_J._Murray
Belief that all events on Earth are controlled by God
In Christianity, providentialism is the belief that all events on Earth are controlled by God. Providentialism was sometimes viewed by its adherents as
Providentialism
Belief in the existence of many gods but with the consistent worship of only one deity
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Monolatry
Philosophical school of thought
slavery, started to take shape. New philosophical, social, and political ideas appeared. Some thinkers rejected theism outright; and atheism, deism, and
Humanism
Antireligious element of Marxism–Leninism
atheism, or rather [his] anti-theism, cannot be found in an intellectual tradition, alone. He traces Marx’s anti-theism to the young Marx’s preoccupation
Marxist–Leninist_atheism
Dutch Calvinist minister, theologian, and academic
theologiae et consiliis is a more advanced text, and develops a philosophical theism. Along with Franciscus Gomarus, Walaeus accepted a theory of middle
Antonius_Walaeus
Overview of and topical guide to atheism
religious belief Theism – Belief in the existence of a deity or deities Agnosticism – Doubt about God's existence Agnostic theism – Philosophical view combining
Outline_of_atheism
American philosopher (born 1957)
indifference is logically incompatible with theism, he considers this an evidentiary problem for theism. The paper relies significantly on the use of
Paul_Draper_(philosopher)
Philosophical study of beauty and art
University Press. pp. 3–30. ISBN 978-0-19-973214-2. Shockley, Paul R. (2022). "Theism and Universal Signatures of the Arts". In Coppenger, Mark; Elkins, William
Aesthetics
Logical argument against the problem of evil
The Miracle of Theism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198246824. McCloskey, H. J. (1960). "God and Evil". Philosophical Quarterly. 10 (39):
Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense
Alvin_Plantinga's_free-will_defense
Hindu philosophical traditions, God is depersonalized as the quality-less Nirguna Brahman, the fundamental life force of the universe. However, theism itself
Gender_of_God
American philosopher (1937–2024)
includes influential essays on the problem of evil and the relation between theism and ethics. In metaphysics, Adams defended actualism in metaphysics of modality
Robert_Merrihew_Adams
(1888), "Excerpts from the Zohar", in Myer, Isaac (ed.), Qabbalah: The Philosophical Writings of Solomon Ben Yehudah Ibn Gebirol or Avicebron and their connection
Names_of_God_in_Judaism
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Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Collection of Philosophical Poetry
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Philosophical verses, Activity, Dancer, Actress
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Philosophical verses, Activity, Dancer, Actress
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Greek, Indian
The Philosophical One; The Cleverest of All
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A philosophical toy for exhibiting the prismatic tints by means of thin films.
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An advocate of, or believer in, philosophical sensationalism.
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The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
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Of or pertaining to philosophy; versed in, or imbued with, the principles of philosophy; hence, characterizing a philosopher; rational; wise; temperate; calm; cool.
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The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
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Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism.
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Any philosophical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism.
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Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.
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Alt. of Philosophical
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A philosophical or learned fool.
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A philosophical proposition, doctrine, or principle of reasoning.
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The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method.
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Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; -- said of literature.
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Philosophical speculation and discussion.
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An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a nacessitarian.
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A philosophical or theological opinion; a dogma; as, Summary of the Sentences; Book of the Sentences.
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An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title ("Novum Organon") of part of his treatise on philosophical method.
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A particular philosophical system or theory; the hypothesis by which particular phenomena are explained.
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The doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism.
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The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics. See Peripatetic, n., 2.