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August 5, 2026New BlackfriarsOpen Access

Divine Simplicity and Analogy: Clarifying Some Conundrums

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MAMaikki Aakko

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Overview

Arguments clarify divine simplicity's role in theological language, indicating a balance between meaning and metaphysical practice.

Key Points

  • The paper aims to address contemporary criticisms of divine simplicity and clarify its implications for theological language.
  • Employs Fregean distinctions to address logical criticisms against divine simplicity
  • Situates these distinctions within a Thomistic metaphysical framework of analogy
  • Explains how analogy supports determinate theological predication without compromising divine simplicity
  • Fregean distinctions help to resolve logical issues surrounding divine simplicity without eliminating its foundational role
  • Thomistic analogy provides constraints on theological language, allowing for meaningful discourse about God
  • The doctrine of analogy maintains semantic openness while providing strong support for theological language and practice.

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Maikki Aakko (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72e85b226790f370658295https://doi.org/10.1017/nbf.2026.10161
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