The Argument “from Finitude” as a Variant of the Cosmological Justification of the Existence of God Cover Image

Argument „ze skończoności” jako wariant kosmologicznego uzasadniania istnienia Boga
The Argument “from Finitude” as a Variant of the Cosmological Justification of the Existence of God

Author(s): Marek Łagosz
Subject(s): Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: finite ; infinite ; eternal ; from eternal;finitism;infinitism;God;the Good

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I examine a variant of the cosmological argument for the existence of God – the ‘proof from finitude’, and develop Georg W.F. Hegel’s intuitions on this issue. In conclusion, I point out the danger of confusing the cognitive order (the finite as a premise for “proving” the reality of the infinite) with the ontic order (the presumed dependence of the infinite – especially as realised in God – on the finite).

  • Issue Year: 57/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 47-72
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish