Quantum Cosmology and Speculative Philosophy: Hawking, Hegel, and the God/World Relationship

Date of Award

2016

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

First Advisor

Guillermo Hansen

Abstract

Hawking’s quantum cosmology and Hegel’s speculative philosophy are brought to bear on one another for the purpose of elucidating the God/world relationship in a post-classical, post-relativity context. By adopting a transdisciplinary posture, the physical universe of the Hartle-Hawking proposal is shown to be isomorphic with Hegel’s conception of true infinitude. This leads to a series of striking parallels between the two discourses, the result of which is a reading of Hegel’s idea that “ohne Welt ist Gott nicht Gott” which is scientifically informed, philosophically coherent, and faithful to the Christian mystical tradition.

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