Ontological Argument

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an argument for the existence of God form his definition. Does not depend on sense experience.
OntologicalArgument
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- the argument uses logic rather than depending on evidence and sense experience
Deductive
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propositions that are necessarily true independent of fact or experience.
Analytic
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- the argument works from the definition of God in an attempt to demonstrate his existence. It does not rely on empirical evidence.
APriori
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something that is Dependent on something else for its existence
Contingent
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a being that has no cause and depends on nothing else for its continued existence
Necessary
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For Anselm , the only necessary being is....
God
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Proslogion is a...
Prayer
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who contradicts himself by understanding the definition of God but not believing that such a being exists?
TheFool
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For Anselm, Gods goodness is an aspect of his....
Greatness
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Descartes believed we are all born with______ knowledge.
Innate
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A grammatical term which refers to the description of a concept.
Predicate
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A description that is necessary to the concept.
DefiningPredicate
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Decartes used the analogy of the____ to explain his understanding of how innate knowledge of the idea of God demonstrated the existence of God.
Triangle
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If God is perfect, he must also be....
Unchanging
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- the argument uses logic rather than depending on evidence and sense experience

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Deductive

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propositions that are necessarily true independent of fact or experience.

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Card 4

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- the argument works from the definition of God in an attempt to demonstrate his existence. It does not rely on empirical evidence.

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Card 5

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something that is Dependent on something else for its existence

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