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    Almeida — Carmelics
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    Almeida

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion

    Michael Almeida is a contemporary analytic philosopher at the University of Texas San Antonio specializing in philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and modal logic. He is known for rigorous formal treatments of divine attributes, possible worlds semantics, and the logic of obligation. His work examines the coherence of theism through the lens of modal metaphysics and deontic logic.

    Notable Achievements

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    Authored The Metaphysics of Perfect Beings (2008), a systematic modal analysis of divine attributes

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    Applied possible worlds semantics to debates over divine freedom, necessity, and creation

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    Contributed to deontic logic and the temporal structure of moral obligations

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    Engaged formally with problems of evil, arguing against standard formulations of the logical problem of evil

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    Developed modal analyses of omnipotence, omniscience, and moral perfection

    Positions & Arguments(1)

    Moral Responsibility

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    Doug is not obligated at 2 pm to eat a healthy meal at 6 pm

    Justice & Punishment

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    Doug is not obligated at 2 pm to eat a healthy meal at 6 pm

    At a Glance

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    contemporary

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    Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion

    Topic Influence

    Justice & Punishment1
    Moral Responsibility1

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