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Was Arminius an (Unwitting) Determinist? Another Look at Arminius's Modal Logic

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Was Arminius an (Unwitting) Determinist? Another Look at Arminius's Modal Logic

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Thomas H. McCall

Leiden

Brill

Eef Dekker argues, on the basis of a letter from Jacob Arminius to Johannes Uytenbogaert in 1598, that Arminius's modal logic commits him to determinism. In this essay, I revisit Arminius's modal logic. I grant that Dekker may be correct in his analysis of this letter and its contents, but I argue that Arminius's musings in this letter are not representative of his mature thought. I argue that Arminius significantly alters his views, and that with a bit of further correction Arminius's position can avoid determinism. Eef Dekker argues, on the basis of a letter from Jacob Arminius to Johannes Uytenbogaert in 1598, that Arminius's modal logic commits him to determinism. In this essay, I revisit Arminius's modal logic. I grant that Dekker may be correct in his analysis of this letter and its contents, but I argue that Arminius's musings in this letter are not representative of his mature thought. I argue that Arminius significantly alters his views, and that with a bit of further correction Arminius's position can avoid determinism.

2014

301-309

Journal of Reformed Theology

8/3

1569-7312

determinism

Eef Dekker

Franciscus Gomarus

Jacob Arminius

modality

Thomas H. McCall

10.1163/15697312-00803005

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