Simply Unsuccessful: The Neo-Platonic Proof of God’s Existence

Edward Feser defends the ‘Neo-Platonic proof’ for existence of God classical theism. After articulating argument and a number preliminaries, I first argue that premise three Feser’s – causal principle every composite object requires sustaining efficient cause to combine its parts is both unjustified dialectically ill-situated. then Neo-Platonic proof fails deliver mindedness absolutely simple being instead militates against mindedness. Finally, uncover two tensions between Trinitarianism one tension (and, more generally, theism) incarnation.