Volume 12, Issue 2, 2010
Theism and Ultimate Explanation
Hugh McCann
Pages 289-296
Modality and Sovereignty
On Theism and Ultimate Explanation
Two important aspects of O’Connor’s Theism and Ultimate Explanation are explored. The first is whether God’s existence should be considered ontologically necessary. I suggest that although existence is essential to God, it is not a matter of ontological necessity. The second is whether prior to creating God deliberates about what universe or universes to create. I argue that he does not, that to say he does is to mistake creation for a kind of manufacturing. Implications of these claims regarding divine sovereignty are briefly discussed.