Gaunilo's critisisms of Anselm
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- Created on: 17-02-17 14:47
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- Gaunilo's critisisms of Anselm
- objected to anselm saying that god exists by deffinition
- replace god with an island
- our idea of the perfect island is inferior to the real island
- anselm said that it is inferior as it is only in our understanding
- but if it is an excellent island in our mind then it cant be inferior from being a concept only, therefore it must exist
- but such an island cant exist says Gaunillo
- but if it is an excellent island in our mind then it cant be inferior from being a concept only, therefore it must exist
- anselm said that it is inferior as it is only in our understanding
- our idea of the perfect island is inferior to the real island
- believed in god
- cant doubt our imagination so why imagine it exists in real life
- Anselm liked this concept but said that an island is contingent but god's is necessary
- Ontological argument only works when applied to God as he exists in a different way to evrything else
- and is not contingent like an island
- Ontological argument only works when applied to God as he exists in a different way to evrything else
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