God as Necessary Existent
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God as Necessary Existent is a philosophical conception of God, especially in Islamic and Aristotelian-influenced metaphysics, as the being whose existence is absolutely non-contingent and the ultimate ground of all other existence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| God as Necessary Existent canonical | 1 |
| God as ipsum esse subsistens | 1 |
| God is the necessary being and the source of all contingent beings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15867520 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God as Necessary Existent Context triple: [The Book of Healing, metaphysicsSectionDiscusses, God as Necessary Existent]
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The Existence of God
The Existence of God is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne presents a detailed, probabilistic argument for the rationality of believing in God’s existence.
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A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God
A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God is an influential early 18th-century philosophical and theological work that presents a rational, largely a priori argument for God's existence and nature.
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The Analytic Theist
The Analytic Theist is a collection of essays and interviews by philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores and defends the rationality of theistic belief using tools of contemporary analytic philosophy.
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The Coherence of Theism
The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism
"Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism" is a philosophical work that develops Charles Hartshorne’s process-oriented, neoclassical conception of God and offers a rigorous logical defense of theism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God as Necessary Existent Target entity description: God as Necessary Existent is a philosophical conception of God, especially in Islamic and Aristotelian-influenced metaphysics, as the being whose existence is absolutely non-contingent and the ultimate ground of all other existence.
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A.
The Existence of God
The Existence of God is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne presents a detailed, probabilistic argument for the rationality of believing in God’s existence.
-
B.
A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God
A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God is an influential early 18th-century philosophical and theological work that presents a rational, largely a priori argument for God's existence and nature.
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C.
The Analytic Theist
The Analytic Theist is a collection of essays and interviews by philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores and defends the rationality of theistic belief using tools of contemporary analytic philosophy.
-
D.
The Coherence of Theism
The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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E.
Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism
"Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism" is a philosophical work that develops Charles Hartshorne’s process-oriented, neoclassical conception of God and offers a rigorous logical defense of theism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
God is the necessary being and the source of all contingent beings
this entity surface form:
God as ipsum esse subsistens