Ep. #209 – The God of Classical Theism Exists w/ Dr. Robert Koons
Summary
Does the God of classical theism exist? What metaphysical arguments has Dr. Koons been working on as of late? Does the passage of time itself point to a purely actual cause of time’s flow? Dr. Robert Koons joins us to discuss these topics.
Guest Bio
Robert C. Koons, Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has taught for 35 years. He is the author or coauthor of four books, including Realism Regained and The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics, with Timothy H. Pickavance. He is the coeditor (with George Bealer) of The Waning of Materialism, and coeditor (with Nicholas Teh and William Simpson) of Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science. Koons has authored over fifty peer-reviewed articles in metaphysics, philosophical logic, theology, and philosophy of science. He has been working recently on an Aristotelian interpretation of quantum theory, on defending and articulating Thomism in contemporary terms, and on arguments for classical theism. Koons joined the Catholic Church in 2007. He described his theological journey in A Lutheran’s Case for Roman Catholicism.
Resources
The Grim Reaper to the Kalam Argument by Dr. Koons (paper)
The Grim Reaper Paradox (Ppt. by Dr. Koons)Download
Infinity, Causation, and Paradox by Alexander R. Pruss
Two Dozen (or so) Arguments for God: The Plantinga Projects (Dr. Koons has an essay in this book)
A Lutheran’s Case for Roman Catholicism by Dr. Robert Koons
Robkoons.net (Dr. Koons’ personal website)
Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism edited by Brian Besong by Jonathan Fuqua
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