The Ontological Argument

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  • Ontological Argument
    • Anselm
      • Gaunilo's Objection
        • Gaunilo
          • Wrote 'On Behalf of the Fool'
          • Came up with the 'Lost Island' argument as an objection to the 'ontological argument'
          • Benedictine Monk
      • Descartes' Development
        • Descartes
          • Kant's Critique of the Ontological Argument
            • Kant
              • Wrote the 'Critique of Pure Reason'
            • We must establish the existence of something before defining its characteristics
            • Critique is a direct reply to Decartes
            • The idea of existence is not the same as actual existence
            • Something can't exist based purely on the ability to describe it
          • Wrote the 'Meditations'
          • Developed Anslem's Ontological Argument
        • Proof 1
          • 1) I exist
          • 2) In my mind, I am able to imagine the concept of a perfect being
          • 3) As an imperfect being, I shouldn't be able to think about the concept of a perfect being
          • 4) The concept of a perfect being must have originated from the perfect being
          • 5) The perfect being must exist in order to be perfect
          • 6) Therefore the perfect being exists
        • Proof 2
          • 1) God is supremely perfect being
          • 2) A supremely being has all perfections
          • 3) Existence is perfection
          • 4) A supremely perfect being has the perfection of existence
          • 5) It is illogical to think of God as not existing
          • 6) Therefore God exists
        • God has existence like mountains have valleys
      • Existence is a part of  perfection
      • Wrote 'the PROSLOGION'
    • Descartes
      • Kant's Critique of the Ontological Argument
        • Kant
          • Wrote the 'Critique of Pure Reason'
        • We must establish the existence of something before defining its characteristics
        • Critique is a direct reply to Decartes
        • The idea of existence is not the same as actual existence
        • Something can't exist based purely on the ability to describe it
      • Wrote the 'Meditations'
      • Developed Anslem's Ontological Argument
    • Gaunilo
      • Wrote 'On Behalf of the Fool'
      • Came up with the 'Lost Island' argument as an objection to the 'ontological argument'
      • Benedictine Monk

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