The metaphysics of God and causal powers

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On traditional theology, God is said to be omnipotent. This means, roughly, God has all power. But there remains a powerful question: how is it that God can interact with the world? There are objections such as the pairing problem that purport to show only spatiotemporal causes can link with their effects, ruling out a traditional conception of the divine. Through undermining the pairing problem, a way is paved for the neo-Aristotelian idea of causal powers to be developed, defended, and applied to God. After this, I utilise God and/or causal powers to offer various solutions to particular areas of philosophical theology. This thesis will argue that a causal powers ontology (‘Powerism’) is a possible model for traditional divine action, and if adopted provides explanatory benefits in various areas within philosophical theology.

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