Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom
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Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom is a philosophical and theological work that examines how God’s omniscient knowledge of future events can be reconciled with genuine human free will, engaging especially with Molinism and related views.
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| Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom Context triple: [William Lane Craig, hasWritten, Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom]
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A.
God, Freedom, and Evil
"God, Freedom, and Evil" is a philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that rigorously defends the rationality of theism and develops the influential free will defense against the logical problem of evil.
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B.
On the Freedom of the Will
On the Freedom of the Will is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that critically examines the nature of human freedom, moral responsibility, and determinism.
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C.
The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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D.
On Free Choice of the Will
On Free Choice of the Will is a philosophical and theological treatise by St. Augustine that explores human freedom, moral responsibility, and the problem of evil in relation to divine justice.
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E.
Ninth Treatise on Free Will
The Ninth Treatise on Free Will is a section of Saadia Gaon's philosophical work "Emunot ve-Deot" that systematically explores human freedom, moral responsibility, and divine foreknowledge within Jewish thought.
- 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: Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom Target entity description: Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom is a philosophical and theological work that examines how God’s omniscient knowledge of future events can be reconciled with genuine human free will, engaging especially with Molinism and related views.
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A.
God, Freedom, and Evil
"God, Freedom, and Evil" is a philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that rigorously defends the rationality of theism and develops the influential free will defense against the logical problem of evil.
-
B.
On the Freedom of the Will
On the Freedom of the Will is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that critically examines the nature of human freedom, moral responsibility, and determinism.
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C.
The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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D.
On Free Choice of the Will
On Free Choice of the Will is a philosophical and theological treatise by St. Augustine that explores human freedom, moral responsibility, and the problem of evil in relation to divine justice.
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E.
Ninth Treatise on Free Will
The Ninth Treatise on Free Will is a section of Saadia Gaon's philosophical work "Emunot ve-Deot" that systematically explores human freedom, moral responsibility, and divine foreknowledge within Jewish thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical book
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theological book ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
Does God’s knowledge of the future threaten human moral responsibility?
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How can God infallibly know future free actions? ⓘ Is divine foreknowledge compatible with libertarian free will? ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the coherence of divine omniscience and human freedom
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evaluate Molinist and related accounts of divine knowledge ⓘ |
| concerns |
logical relations between foreknowledge and necessity
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nature of God’s knowledge of future contingents ⓘ reconciliation of divine providence and human freedom ⓘ |
| discusses |
God’s omniscience
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Molinism NERFINISHED ⓘ counterfactuals of creaturely freedom ⓘ future contingents ⓘ middle knowledge ⓘ |
| engagesWithView |
Molinist solution to the foreknowledge and freedom problem
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alternative models of divine knowledge ⓘ classical theist accounts of omniscience ⓘ views on providence and human freedom ⓘ |
| examines |
arguments for compatibilism between foreknowledge and freedom
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arguments for incompatibilism between foreknowledge and freedom ⓘ implications of divine foreknowledge for moral responsibility ⓘ logical structure of the foreknowledge dilemma ⓘ relationship between omniscience and timelessness ⓘ role of counterfactuals in divine providence ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy of religion
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systematic theology ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasMainTopic |
compatibility of divine omniscience and human freedom
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divine foreknowledge ⓘ human free will ⓘ problem of theological fatalism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced students of philosophy and theology
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philosophers of religion ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| theoreticalContext |
Christian analytic theology
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analytic philosophy of religion ⓘ |
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