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By What Standard? An Analysis of the by Rousas John Rushdoony

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For Spinoza, God, man and the universe are but individuations and aspects of the general idea of substance. But, as Van Til pointed out, to say that all is God is no different than saying nothing is God. 'Univocal reasoning must always lead to negation. Univocal reasoning is based upon negation. The very presupposition of univocal reasoning is that there is no absolute God. If there were an absolute God it is ipso facto out of the question to apply the categories of thought to Him in the same way they are applied to man.

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By What Standard? An Analysis of the Philosophy of Cornelius Van Til

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