Guide to the Knowledge of God (Classic Reprint): A Study of the Chief Theodicies: A Study of the Chief Theodicies (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

A. Gratry

 
9781330498729: Guide to the Knowledge of God (Classic Reprint): A Study of the Chief Theodicies: A Study of the Chief Theodicies (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

This book establishes that the existence of God can be proven with mathematical exactitude. The author, an erudite scholar of philosophy, presents a comprehensive analysis of the philosophical journey taken by some of history's greatest thinkers toward proving God's existence. The proof of God's existence is demonstrated to hinge on man's innate ability to conceive and desire an ideal that surpasses human limitations. The author argues that this power of conception, the "dialectic process of reasoning," is as precise as mathematical logic, although far simpler and quicker. The author traces this idea's evolution throughout philosophical history, from the dialogues of Plato to the scientific discoveries of Leibnitz, showing how it has been used by both the learned and the humble to reach the same conclusion: God is. The book is an important contribution to philosophy's canon, one that elucidates the nature of true wisdom, revealing its profound and accessible nature.

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