God and the Platonic Host
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"God and the Platonic Host" is a philosophical work by William Lane Craig that critiques Platonism and defends a theistic account of abstract objects.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God and the Platonic Host Context triple: [William Lane Craig, hasWritten, God and the Platonic Host]
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A.
The Spell of Plato
The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.
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B.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
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C.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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D.
Theologia Platonica
Theologia Platonica is Marsilio Ficino’s major philosophical treatise that systematically presents a Christianized interpretation of Plato’s metaphysics and the immortality of the soul, foundational to Renaissance Platonism.
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E.
The Theologian’s Tale
"The Theologian’s Tale" is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, presented as one of the interlinked stories told by characters in his collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God and the Platonic Host Target entity description: "God and the Platonic Host" is a philosophical work by William Lane Craig that critiques Platonism and defends a theistic account of abstract objects.
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A.
The Spell of Plato
The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.
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B.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
-
C.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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D.
Theologia Platonica
Theologia Platonica is Marsilio Ficino’s major philosophical treatise that systematically presents a Christianized interpretation of Plato’s metaphysics and the immortality of the soul, foundational to Renaissance Platonism.
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E.
The Theologian’s Tale
"The Theologian’s Tale" is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, presented as one of the interlinked stories told by characters in his collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book chapter
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | ontological independence of abstract objects from God ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
dependence of abstract objects on God
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theistic conceptualism ⓘ |
| author | William Lane Craig ⓘ |
| critiques |
realist theories of abstract objects
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traditional Platonist ontology ⓘ |
| field |
analytic philosophy
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philosophical theology ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
critique of Platonism
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defense of a theistic account of abstract objects ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAffiliation |
Houston Christian University
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Talbot School of Theology ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition |
Christian theism
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linked to:
Christian theology
anti‑Platonism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Platonism
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abstract objects ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theism ⓘ |
| proposes | a theistic grounding for abstract objects ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
God Over All
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God and Abstract Objects ⓘ |
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