Divine Hiddenness and the Concept of God

Authors

  • Roberto Di Ceglie Pontificia Università Lateranense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19272/202100702006

Keywords:

Schellenberg, Thomas Aquinas, Omnipotence of God, Moral perfection of God, Ontological perfection of God

Abstract

In contemporary debates, the problem of divine hiddenness can be numbered among the most prominent atheistic arguments. In this essay, I focus on a widely discussed version of this argument, i.e., the one developed by John Schellenberg (1959-). He bases the version at stake on a concept of God as an omnipotent, morally perfect, and ontologically perfect being. I argue that the way he develops his argument is simply inconsistent with each of these concepts. As a result, Schellenberg’s version of the divine hiddenness argument proves to be implausible.

Published

30-09-2021

How to Cite

Di Ceglie, Roberto. “Divine Hiddenness and the Concept of God”. Acta Philosophica 30, no. 2 (September 30, 2021): 343–358. Accessed December 5, 2024. https://www.actaphilosophica.it/article/view/3600.

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