The ontological argument
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- Created on: 19-12-12 14:22
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- The Ontological Argument
- KANT
- Existence is NOT a Predicate
- Existence is part of the concept God, but does not prove that God exists in reality.
- Norman Malcolm suggestd that necessary existence could be a predicate of God.
- God's existence is impossible only if it is both self-contradictory and illogical
- PROBLEM: it is to say that Gpd's existence is possible, but not certain
- God's existence is impossible only if it is both self-contradictory and illogical
- DESCARTES
- Gassendi said something exists or it does not. They are neither perfect nor imperfect; they simply do not exist.
- Descartes replied saying that existence is neccessarily a part of the nature or essence of God
- Gassendi said something exists or it does not. They are neither perfect nor imperfect; they simply do not exist.
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