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A Theory of the Absolute

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion (PFPR)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Introduction: A Theory of the Absolute

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 1-16
  3. Possible Worlds and Individual Essences

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 17-36
  4. Existence and Individual Essences

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 37-54
  5. Time and Individual Essences

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 55-76
  6. Conceivability and Individual Essences

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 77-98
  7. A Clarification of Physicalism

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 99-114
  8. A Refutation of Physicalism

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 115-132
  9. Reflections on the Soul

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 133-153
  10. Concepts of God in Philosophy and Theology

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 154-168
  11. The Contingency of Empirical Reality

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 169-181
  12. The Indistinct Absolute

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 182-199
  13. Summary

    • Benedikt Paul Göcke
    Pages 200-201
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 202-239

About this book

A Theory of the Absolute develops a worldview that is opposed to the dominant paradigm of physicalism and atheism. It provides powerful arguments for the existence of the soul and the existence of the Absolute. It shows that faith is not in contradiction to reason.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

    Benedikt Paul Göcke

About the author

Benedikt Paul Göcke is Assistant Professor at the Catholic Faculty of Theology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, and Junior Research Fellow in Philosophy at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University, UK.

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