1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965224603321

Autore

Flint Thomas P.

Titolo

Divine Providence : The Molinist Account / / Thomas P. Flint

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2018]

©2006

ISBN

9781501711862

1501711865

9781501711855

1501711857

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

Disciplina

231/.5

Soggetti

Molinism

Providence and government of God - Christianity - History of doctrines - 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART l. AN EXPLICATION OF THE MOLINIST ACCOUNT -- 1. The Twin Bases of Molinism: Providence and Freedom -- 2. The Molinist Account of Providence -- PART II. A DEFENSE OF THE MOLINIST ACCOUNT -- 3. Alternative Accounts of Providence -- 4. Five Thomistic Objections to Molinism -- 5. The "Grounding" Objection to Middle Knowledge -- 6. Hasker's Attack on Middle Knowledge -- 7. Adams and Vicious Circle Arguments -- PART III. SOME APPLICATIONS OF THE MOLINIST ACCOUNT -- 8. Papal lnfallibility -- 9. Prophecy -- 10. Unanswered Prayers -- 11. Praying for Things to Have Happened -- Conclusion -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Thomas P. Flint develops and defends the idea of divine providence sketched by Luis de Molina, the sixteenth-century Jesuit theologian. The Molinist account of divine providence reconciles two claims long thought to be incompatible: that God is the all-knowing governor of the universe and that individual freedom can prevail only in a universe free of absolute determinism. The Molinist concept of middle knowledge holds that God knows, though he has no control over,



truths about how any individual would freely choose to act in any situation, even if the person never encounters that situation. Given such knowledge, God can be truly providential while leaving his creatures genuinely free. Divine Providence is by far the most detailed and extensive presentation of the Molinist view ever written. Middle knowledge is hotly debated in philosophical theology, and the controversy spills over into metaphysics and moral philosophy as well. Flint ably defends the concept against its most influential contemporary critics, and shows its importance to Christian practice. With particular originality and sophistication, he applies Molinism to such aspects of providence as prayer, prophecy, and the notion of papal infallibility, teasing out the full range of implications for traditional Christianity.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153120603321

Autore

Elmasri Ramez

Titolo

Fundamentals of Database Systems

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Pearson Education Limited, 2013

ISBN

1292038039

1-292-02560-3

1-299-95881-8

Edizione

[Sixth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1088 pages)

Soggetti

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Computer Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- 1. Databases and Database Users -- 2. Database System Concepts and Architecture -- 3. The Relational Data Model and Relational Database Constraints -- 4. Basic SQL -- 5. More SQL: Complex Queries, Triggers, Views and Schema Modification -- 6. The Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus -- 7. Data Modeling Using the Entity-Relationship (ER) Model -- 8. The Enhanced Entity-Relationship (EER) Model -- 9. Relational Database Design by ER- and



EER-to-Relational Mapping -- 10. Practical Database Design Methodology and Use of UML Diagrams -- 11. Object and Object-Relational Databases -- 12. XML: Extensible Markup Language -- 13. Introduction to SQL Programming Techniques -- 14. Web Database Programming Using PHP -- 15. Basics of Functional Dependencies and Normalization for Relational Databases -- 16. Relational Database Design Algorithms and Further Dependencies -- 17. Disk Storage, Basic File Structures, and Hashing -- 18. Indexing Structures for Files -- 19. Algorithms for Query Processing and Optimization -- 20. Physical Database Design and Tuning -- 21. Introduction to Transaction Processing Concepts and Theory -- 22. Concurrency Control Techniques -- 23. Database Recovery Techniques -- 24. Database Security -- 25. Distributed Databases -- 26. Enhanced Data Models for Advanced Applications -- 27. Introduction to Information Retrieval and Web Search -- 28. Overview of Data Warehousing and OLAP -- Appendix: Alternative Diagrammatic Notations for ER Models -- Appendix: Parameters of Disks -- Appendix: Overview of the QBE Language -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Clear explanations of theory and design, broad coverage of models and real systems, and an up-to-date introduction to modern database technologies result in a leading introduction to database systems. Intended for computer science majors, this text emphasizes math models, design issues, relational algebra, and relational calculus.      A lab manual and problems give students opportunities to practice the fundamentals of design and implementation. Real-world examples serve as engaging, practical illustrations of database concepts. The Sixth Edition maintains its coverage of the most popular database topics, including SQL, security, and data mining, and features increased emphasis on XML and semi-structured data.