On mathematics and the good

pp. 89-108

in: Richard M. Martin, Whitehead's categoreal scheme and other papers, Berlin, Springer, 1974

Abstract

At several places Fitch has put forward a notion of God that deserves more attention than it has received.¹ His notion is subtle; the theory in which it is couched is profound and well organized; and the arguments presented in favor of both the theory and notion are ingenious, original, and not easy to gainsay in its own terms. Nonetheless, both the notion and the theory seem unacceptable for many reasons, some of which have been discussed elsewere.² This is not the occasion to repeat or to amplify, so much as to put forward what appears to be a more acceptable alternative.