{"title":"Real Structures and Divine Action Externalism: A Solution to Benacerraf's Problem","authors":"Walter J. Schultz","doi":"10.56315/pscf12-23schultz","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Paul Benacerraf claimed in 1973 that realist accounts of truth which are applicable to propositions of both mathematics and science inevitably conflict with accounts of how propositions are known. This article presents a solution to the problem based on two assumptions: (1) that the God of the Bible is absolutely self-sufficient; and (2) that God is creating, providentially guiding, and redeeming according to his plans for his purposes in Christ. A coherent synthesis of what these assumptions entail itself entails that “abstract” and physical structures are real and that propositional knowledge of them is a matter of one’s cognitive faculties functioning properly due to God’s acting.","PeriodicalId":53927,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith","volume":"101 40","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.56315/pscf12-23schultz","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"RELIGION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Paul Benacerraf claimed in 1973 that realist accounts of truth which are applicable to propositions of both mathematics and science inevitably conflict with accounts of how propositions are known. This article presents a solution to the problem based on two assumptions: (1) that the God of the Bible is absolutely self-sufficient; and (2) that God is creating, providentially guiding, and redeeming according to his plans for his purposes in Christ. A coherent synthesis of what these assumptions entail itself entails that “abstract” and physical structures are real and that propositional knowledge of them is a matter of one’s cognitive faculties functioning properly due to God’s acting.
Paul Benacerraf在1973年声称，适用于数学和科学命题的现实主义真理描述不可避免地与如何认识命题的描述相冲突。本文提出了一个基于两个假设的解决方案:(1)圣经中的神是绝对自给自足的;(2)神正在按照他在基督里的计划创造、引导和救赎。对这些假设的连贯综合意味着，“抽象的”和物理结构是真实的，对它们的命题知识是一个人的认知能力在上帝的作用下正常运作的问题。
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