Ontological arguments:

Proving the existence of God is a perennial philosophical ambition. An armchair proof would be the jackpot. Ontological arguments promise as much. This Element studies the most famous ontological arguments from Anselm, Descartes, Plantinga, and others besides. While the verdict is that ontological a...

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Beteilige Person: Goldschmidt, Tyron 1982- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2020
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of religion
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108686990
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108686990
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108686990
Zusammenfassung:Proving the existence of God is a perennial philosophical ambition. An armchair proof would be the jackpot. Ontological arguments promise as much. This Element studies the most famous ontological arguments from Anselm, Descartes, Plantinga, and others besides. While the verdict is that ontological arguments don't work, they get us entangled in fun philosophical puzzles, from philosophy of religion to philosophy of language, from metaphysics to ethics, and beyond
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Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (76 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108686990
DOI:10.1017/9781108686990