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... limited in a way very uncon- genial to Christian theology ( and the theology of most or all religions ) . The notion of a God limited in this sense certainly does not commend itself to religious experience and is very different from the ...
... limited in a way very uncon- genial to Christian theology ( and the theology of most or all religions ) . The notion of a God limited in this sense certainly does not commend itself to religious experience and is very different from the ...
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... limited , that is , confined to its particular nature , and cut off from all that is incompatible with that nature . There are many possible creatures , and each one is limited because it is distinct from others , and also because it is ...
... limited , that is , confined to its particular nature , and cut off from all that is incompatible with that nature . There are many possible creatures , and each one is limited because it is distinct from others , and also because it is ...
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... limited ? I suppose we should have to answer as follows . A creature's power is limited because it does not possess powers that other creatures have ; God's power is unlimited because , being the Creator , he possesses not only all the ...
... limited ? I suppose we should have to answer as follows . A creature's power is limited because it does not possess powers that other creatures have ; God's power is unlimited because , being the Creator , he possesses not only all the ...
Contents
METAPHYSICAL SCHEMES AND MORAL PRINCIPLES | 15 |
THE AUTONOMY OF ETHICS | 33 |
WHAT ARE THE LIMITS OF METAPHYSICS? | 50 |
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