A Short Logical Review of the Kal?m Cosmological Argument

J-Martin Castro-Manzano

doi:10.24310/Metyper.2022.vi27.13261

A Short Logical Review of the Kal?m Cosmological Argument

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J-Martin Castro-Manzano UPAEP Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2227-921X

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https://doi.org/10.24310/Metyper.2022.vi27.13261

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classical logic, kalam, cosmological argument, first order logic, second order logic

Abstract

n this short contribution we discuss the logical validity of the Kal?m cosmological argument as presented by W. L. Craig. This discussion suggests the argument fails at being logically valid if we admit a distinction between first and second order variables.

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2022-01-31

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Castro-Manzano, J.-M. (2022). A Short Logical Review of the Kal?m Cosmological Argument. Metafísica Y Persona, (27), 11–17. https://doi.org/10.24310/Metyper.2022.vi27.13261

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