Kalam Cosmological Argument and the actual infinity
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چکیده
The kalam cosmological argument has received a renewed attention in philosophical literature after several presentations and defenses of its versions offered by William Lane Craig. crux the debate about Craig?s priori arguments favor had mainly to do with analysis concept actual infinity implications for possibility that universe an infinite past. While point counter-intuitiveness existence such past, his critics offer reasons think is flawed different respects, mostly due inappropriate application mathematical set. I aim show criticisms on have flaws their own and, hence, fail reasoning insufficient serious doubt coherence notion argue more threat lies certain types symmetry between past future.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Theoria
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1665-6415']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/theo2301141s