So, you’re exploring different models of God and curious about classical theism, with its commitment to the controversial (and, let’s admit it, kinda spooky) doctrine of divine simplicity. Let me see if I can help.
Hey Pat, was wondering what the main difference was between certain different models of DDS, like Maimonides vs Saint Thomas’s. Because St. Thomas in his commentary on the sentences Book 1, actually quotes Maimonides and Avicenna and critiques their views of DDS. Is this because they don’t accept analogical predication? And do you think views of DDS like Maimonidies are ultimately incoherent for that reason?
I think we can move directly from a defense of the coherence of Divine Simplicity to a proof for the existence of God: https://vexingquestions.wordpress.com/2019/05/26/combining-aquinas-and-the-moa/
Hey Pat, was wondering what the main difference was between certain different models of DDS, like Maimonides vs Saint Thomas’s. Because St. Thomas in his commentary on the sentences Book 1, actually quotes Maimonides and Avicenna and critiques their views of DDS. Is this because they don’t accept analogical predication? And do you think views of DDS like Maimonidies are ultimately incoherent for that reason?