Arguments from Reason 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyA2/A-levelOCR Created by: MPlattHGSCreated on: 31-08-22 11:22 The ontological argument is what type of argument for the existence of God? A Priori 1 of 16 What is meant by an a priori argument? Arguments or propositions established through reason 2 of 16 What is meant by an analytic statement? A proposition or statement that is true by definition 3 of 16 A square having four sides is what type of statement? Analytic 4 of 16 Anslem's Ontological argument is found in which work? Proslogion 5 of 16 Anslem's argument was initially written as what? A prayer/contemplation 6 of 16 How did Anselm define God? That than which nothing greater can be concieved 7 of 16 Who wrote the response to Anslem entitled on Behalf of the Fool? Gaunilo 8 of 16 What example did Gaunilo use to criticise Anslem's ontological argument? The Perfect Island 9 of 16 How did the modern theologian respond to Gaunilo's criticism? The island has no intrinsic maximum 10 of 16 What is meant by 'no intrinsic maximum'? You can continue to add to something's perfection, there is no limit e.g. more sand, more palm trees 11 of 16 Thomas Aquinas argued that the statement 'God exists' is... Synthetic 12 of 16 What is meant by a predicate? A quality something has by definition 13 of 16 How does Descartes' defined God? A supremely perfect being 14 of 16 Why must existence be a predicate of perfection? Because otherwise God would be lacking something which would be impossible 15 of 16 Why does Kant argue that existence cannot be a predicate? It does not add anything to our understanding of an object or concept 16 of 16
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