A critique of natural theology

Authors

  • Adam Olszewski Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/acr.963

Keywords:

natural theology, negative theology, God, negation, revelation

Abstract

In this paper the Author critically discusses the ways of understanding negative and natural theology. Subsequently, he makes an attempt to construct an argument against natural theology as insufficient mean to formulate a nontrivial statement about God.

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Published

2015-06-15

Issue

Vol. 46 (2014)

Section

Filozofia

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