Adams
contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy of Religionb. 1937
Robert Merrihew Adams is an American analytic philosopher known for major contributions to philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and moral philosophy. He held positions at UCLA, Yale, and Oxford, and is recognized for his rigorous engagement with theistic arguments, divine command theory, and the metaphysics of modality.
Notable Achievements
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Developed a modified divine command theory of ethics grounding moral obligation in God's nature
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Authored 'The Virtue of Faith and Other Essays in Philosophical Theology'
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Made influential contributions to actualist modal metaphysics against possibilism
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Published 'Finite and Infinite Goods', a major work in theistic ethical theory
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Provided rigorous critical analyses of ontological arguments for God's existence