Disputationes
Essays in Philosophical Theology by Dennis D. Bielfeldt

A blog on philosophical theology, metaphysics, Lutheran theology, and the intelligibility of being.
Investigations into the intelligibility of being, the grammar of theological language, and the metaphysical ground of truth.

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

'God', Descriptivism, and Reference

In the last two blog posts, I have discussed some possible advantages to understanding 'God' as used by Christians as a rigid design...

Friday, February 26, 2010

Luther, Ontology and Rigid Designation

I had a conversation yesterday with someone following this blog about whether or not yesterday's post Luther, God, and Rigid Designation...

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Luther, God, and Rigid Designation

Famously, Luther differed from Thomas in holding that God's power extended over the laws of logic. Thus, while Thomas could claim that...

Thursday, February 18, 2010

On Identity and God

We often make identity statements where those things seemingly identified could have existed without being so identified. A putative examp...

Monday, February 15, 2010

On the Existence of God

One can talk about many things without claiming that those things exist. For instance, one can speak about imagined things (e.g., unicorns...

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Certain Confusions Concerning Faith

To the question, "How do I know that my Redeemer lives?" some facilely respond "by faith." But what is this "by f...

Saturday, February 13, 2010

On Identity and the Mind/Body Problem

For a time 50 years ago the contingent identity thesis was all the rage in the philosophy of mind. The idea was simple. While mental ter...

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