The aim of this paper is to examine the timeless solution of the theological determinism. In the first part, the paper presents the meaning of the main notions – the theological determinism and the timeless solution. In the second part, the paper analyzes the historical background of the timeless solution. In the third part, the paper investigates the contemporary approaches which endorse the timeless solution. And in the last part, the paper presents views which criticize the timeless solution of the theological determinism.
The aim of the paper is to examine the ontology of time in the works of Thomas Aquinas. In the first part, the paper presents a discusion of the philosophy of time in twentieth century and defines the differences between the A‑theory of time and the B‑theory of time as well as between presentism and eternalism. In the second part, the paper provides an interpretation of Aquinas’s texts, which is compatible with the A‑theory of time and presentism. In the last part, the paper presents and criticizes the approach which interprets the works of Aquinas as being compatible with the B‑theory of time and eternalism.
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