From assismariano at ufrn.edu.br Tue Dec 14 06:32:01 2021 From: assismariano at ufrn.edu.br (FRANCISCO MARIANO) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:32:01 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] LOGIC AND THE CONCEPT OF GOD The Logic and Religion Webinar, December 16 Message-ID: Dear Colleague, You are invited to participate in the next session of the Logic and Religion Webinar Series which will be held on December 16, 2021 at 4pm CET with the topic: LOGIC AND THE CONCEPT OF GOD Speaker: Graham Oppy (Monash University, Australia) Chair: Ricardo Silvestre (University of Campina Grande, Brazil) Please register in advance! https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/RYYUCROND2uvpGAW0U9ol2w?domain=logicandreligion.com Abstract: In this webinar I discuss the following topics: (a) the concept of a god; (b) the concept of God; (c) conceptions of God; (d) the Simple Being; (e) the Greatest Being; and (f) the Perfect Being. I argue that, perhaps, we should think of the word 'god' as a family resemblance term; I suggest that, for some purposes, it is useful to stipulate that gods are venerable beings that have and exercise power over all else. I argue?in line with my book Describing Gods: An Investigation of Divine Attributes (pp. 1-22)?that, necessarily, something is God if and only if it is the one and only god. I insist that this nominal definition does all of the work that we need nominal definitions to do. I suggest that we might extract real definitions of God from theistic theories about God. I then go on to discuss three different real definitions that some theists have given of God: 'the Simple Being', 'the Greatest Being', and 'The Perfect Being'. My discussion of the Greatest Being follows Jeff Speaks' book The Greatest Possible Being. My discussion of the Perfect Being criticises the line that Rasmussen takes in his review of Speaks' book. In addressing these topics, I hope to also address what might be called "the logic of the concept of God". With best wishes, Francisco de Assis Mariano The University of Missouri-Columbia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From philosothon at yahoo.com Wed Dec 15 09:41:07 2021 From: philosothon at yahoo.com (Matthew Wills) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:41:07 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [SydPhil] Fw: Wanted Philosophers to adjudicate at upcoming Ethics Olympiads In-Reply-To: <281484088.6285223.1605568574921@mail.yahoo.com> References: <281484088.6285223.1605568574921.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <281484088.6285223.1605568574921@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <964008077.2873127.1639521667863@mail.yahoo.com> Ethics Olympiads have proven to be an effective way of promoting the study of Philosophy and Ethics among academically gifted and talented school students.? We are looking for Philosophers and students of Philosophy to participate in next years Ethics Olympiads. We will train you and provide you with the resources you need to participate.? There is remuneration, up to $3500 available depending on how many Olympiads you participate in. At this stage, we intend to run sixteen Senior High School Olympiads (Years 10-Year 13) in May and three Junior School Olympiads (Years 5-6) in June. We will be offering Olympiads in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and India.?More information about Ethics Olympiads can be found by?clicking here. 2022 Locations (Please note these will be held online via Zoom)? SENIOR SCHOOLS Victorian Schools -Monday?2nd May (9am-3pm AEST) ACT Schools -Tuesday 3rd May (9am-3pm AEST) New South Wales Schools -Thursday 5th May (9am-3pm AEST) Tasmanian Schools -Friday 6th May (9am-3pm AEST) Queensland Schools -Tuesday 10th May? 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