b. 1935
William Hasker is an American analytic philosopher of religion and philosopher of mind, emeritus professor at Huntington University. He is best known for his defense of open theism, his emergent dualism theory of mind, and his contributions to Social Trinitarianism. His work spans divine foreknowledge, the metaphysics of the Trinity, and the relationship between consciousness and the physical.
Developed a systematic defense of open theism in 'God, Time, and Knowledge' (1989), arguing that God lacks foreknowledge of free future actions
Pioneered emergent dualism as a theory of mind in 'The Emergent Self' (1999), holding that the mind is a genuine substance that emerges from but is not reducible to the brain
Defended Social Trinitarianism, arguing that the Trinity is best understood as three distinct divine persons in a perichoretic unity
Mounted influential critiques of Molinism and the coherence of middle knowledge
Contributed to debates on divine providence, petitionary prayer, and the problem of evil within an open theist framework