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    Challenges→Al-Farabi's argument assumes Neoplatonic simplicity as the only model of divinity, but this begs the question against traditions where relational complexity is internal to the divine nature.

    Traditions affirming divine complexity often invoke paradox or apophatic theology precisely because relational complexity within pure actuality resists coherent rational articulation.

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    Divine complexity(as used in theology and philosophy of religion)
    The idea that God has many intricate, interconnected qualities or aspects that are difficult to fully understand or describe.
    Relational complexity(an alternative view of how God's nature might be structured)
    The idea that something can have internal relationships or connections between its parts, making it complex rather than completely simple and unified.
    apophatic theology(Tradition influencing Marion's theory)
    The theological approach holding that God cannot be accurately conceived of or described in positive terms
    paradox(R. M. Sainsbury's definition, presented as a target of criticism)
    An apparently unacceptable conclusion derived by apparently acceptable reasoning from apparently acceptable premises

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    pure actuality(Aristotle, Metaphysics XII)
    A mode of being in which there is no potentiality, change, or motion — the first cause in Aristotle's Metaphysics XII is characterized as essentially pure actuality and therefore incapable of being changed or moved
    rational articulation(as something the passage suggests aesthetics might include)
    The ability to explain something using logical reasoning and clear language; breaking something down into understandable, logical pieces.

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