A God bound by conceptual logic can give nothing freely.

Evidence

Thus in philosophy we are obliged to make use of concepts in order to talk about concepts. And this means that what we are concerned with in philosophy – namely, the non-conceptual, that which the concepts refer to–isexcludedfromphilosophyfromtheoutset.Thusbyvirtueof itsown methodology philosophy bars its own way to what it wishes to achieve, namely, to be in a position to judge matters that are not itself, that are not concepts. And I would like to suggest quite simply as a programme … that philosophy should reflect conceptually on this process in which it deals only with concepts and, by raising it to the level of the concept, should revise it and reverse it again, in so far as this can be achieved with conceptual methods. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1592 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: No external sign can certify a divine command, so man must choose alone. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is a Humanism, 11; Theologians object that subjecting God to the concept denies his creative freedom; A God who reveals everything withholds nothing, hence cannot give anything. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 686 (+2 more)

Related

• Philosophy’s own conceptual method blocks access to the non-conceptual objects it seeks (similarity 0.82)
• A God bound by dialectical necessity is stripped of the freedom to give. (similarity 0.81)
• A God who reveals everything withholds nothing, hence cannot give anything. (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Philosophy’s own conceptual method blocks access to the non-conceptual objects it seeks #exemplifies (0.80) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1592