A New Kalam Argument: Revenge of the Grim Reaper

2012/06/06 by Robert C. Koons · 4 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Theology and Philosophy of Evil #Philosophy and Theoretical Science #Philosophical Ethics and Theory

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1468-0068.2012.00858.x

Abstract

The Kalam argument (Craig 1979) is an attempt to establish the existence of a first cause by first demonstrating that time itself had a beginning. Kalam defenders appeal to the

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