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The uncanny accuracy of God's mathematical beliefs

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Religious Studies, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 333 - 352

Swansea University Author: Rob Fraser Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1017/s0034412519000283

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I show how mathematical platonism combined with belief in the God of classical theism can respond to Field's epistemological objection. I defend an account of divine mathematical knowledge by showing that it falls out of an independently motivated general account of divine knowledge. I use this...

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ISSN: 0034-4125 1469-901X
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2021
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description I show how mathematical platonism combined with belief in the God of classical theism can respond to Field's epistemological objection. I defend an account of divine mathematical knowledge by showing that it falls out of an independently motivated general account of divine knowledge. I use this to explain the accuracy of God's mathematical beliefs, which in turn explains the accuracy of our own. My arguments provide good news for theistic platonists, while also shedding new light on Field's influential objection.
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