The Ontological Argument

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  • Created on: 10-04-13 14:31
Who came up with the argument and what was the name of the book
Anselm in his book Psalms
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What type of argument is it
A priori logical deductive argument
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What is a fool
a non believer
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what was the main argument 1
Even a fool can comprehend "a being than which there is none greater"
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what was the main argument 2
To be greater than no other it is necesssary for the being to exist as existant being are greater than those which are non existant
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Name an objector and their argument
Gaunilo- The same could be said for anything even a perfect "island"
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Anselms defence
Can only be applied to God
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Defender of Argument
Descartes- Expanded on the argument defining being as being of "supreme perfection" rather than "great"
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Other objectors
Hume- cannot prove existence of God without experience or through logic
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Other objectors
Kant- Existence is not a predicate
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Other objectors
Aquinas- A fool wouldnt comprehend the first precept thus making the argument of the fool irrelevant and the existence of god is not self evident to us
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Summary of Ontological Argument
The fact that many believers in God have dismissed the argument highlight its weakness and I agree with Hume that such a basic argument cannot prove the existence of God
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