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#HudHudson's chapter on #omnipresence is really well done and offers a balanced approach, quoting from Thomas Aquinas and Anselm, as well as from Hartshorne, Swinburne, Wierenga and Taliaferro. It also discusses theories of omnipresence that do not think of God as occupying a 1/
space as well as "occupation theories". In discussing the latter, HH refers to Josh Parsons' discussion of relations and location.
He also identifies and discusses six puzzles connected with occupation theories: 2/
He also identifies and discusses six puzzles connected with occupation theories: 2/
—1. The problem of simplicity. How can a simple entity be present in multiple locations? (NB: Easy to answer if you think in terms of #SanskritPhilosophy, think of ātman and ākāśa as being simple and vibhu).
—2. The problem of multilocation. How can sth occupy
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—2. The problem of multilocation. How can sth occupy
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1. In order to write a PhD thesis on #SanskritPhilosophy, you need to know #Sanskrit
2. Sanskrit is hard: You need a strong motivation to learn it, the kind of motivation undergrads rarely have!
How do we lose this catch-22 problem, assuming that grad school is ≤6 ys? 1/5
2. Sanskrit is hard: You need a strong motivation to learn it, the kind of motivation undergrads rarely have!
How do we lose this catch-22 problem, assuming that grad school is ≤6 ys? 1/5
A. Only admit to PhD programs in #SanskritPhilosophy students who know Sanskrit already (e.g., young Indian students who learnt it at school or very motivated undergrads) 2/5
B. Admit group A and very motivated and talented people who will start learning Skt full time in the first 2 years of grad school and continue half time throughout grad school and reach a decent level by the end. 3/5
