12/07/2025 08:30
- 10:45
HALL: Lecture Hall 50
Proponent:
Klimbacher J.
Chair:
Mitterer K.
Speaker:
Bunaciu A.,
Klimbacher J.,
Mitterer K.,
Tsiros P.
Historically, many different concepts of god can be found which vary greatly in many aspects. Some aspects are usually infinite (like their life span), whereas others may be infinite or finite (think of areas of responsibility especially in polytheistic religions). These varieties then may have consequences for, among others, their respective cosmology, overall world view, metaphysics, afterlife or ethical system. The panel is also open for historical considerations and explanations.
This panel aims to explore the philosophical consequences of the variations of finitude and infinity found in different accounts of the concept of god. Its topics include relations between infinite and finite realms or beings, whichever form they might take, and how such a cosmology can work. Additionally, different notions of infinity are employed for a clearer understanding of what we are talking about when we say that god (or something else) is infinite or has infinite properties.