Craig on the actual infinite Journal Article

Overview

abstract

• In a series of much discussed articles and books, William Lane Craig defends the view that the past could not consist in a beginningless series of events. In the present paper, I cast a critical eye on just one part of Craig's case for the finitude of the past – viz. his philosophical argument against the possibility of actually infinite sets of objects in the ‘real world’. I shall try to show that this argument is unsuccessful. I shall also take a close look at several considerations that are often thought to favour the possibility of an actual infinite, arguing in each case that Craig's response is inadequate.

CU Boulder Authors

• Morriston, Charles Wesley

publication date

• June 1, 2002

has restriction

• closed

Date in CU Experts

• November 20, 2013 11:13 AM

Full Author List

• MORRISTON WES

author count

• 1

published in

• Religious Studies: an international journal for the philosophy of religion and theology  Journal

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

• 0034-4125

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

• 1469-901X

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034412502005978

Additional Document Info

start page

• 147

end page

• 166

volume

• 38

issue

• 2