Kant's Critique Of Ontological Arguments

Question 1

Kant’s major criticism of Descartes’ argument was that, in his words, “existence is not a ?”, existence is not a ? or an ? of something.

Answer 1

Predicate.
Characteristic.
Attribute.

Question 2

Kant’s point, when applied to the ontological arguments, is that when we’re thinking of ?, whether it’s Anselm’s or Gaunilo’s view, we’re thinking of a ?

Answer 2

God.

Concept.

Question 3

Kant argues that adding “?” to the idea of a God, as a ?, doesn’t add anything new to what we understand by God; it’s, instead, a comment on whether the God we have described really exists. In the same way, an imaginary 100 “?” isn’t “added to” if we substitute it for a real 100 “thalers”.

Answer 3

Exists.
Predicate.
Thalers.

Question 4

It could be argued that necessary existence is a ? - but it can only be predicated of God. We have to accept that God exists ?, in order to come to the conclusion that God exists necessarily.

Answer 4

Predicate.

Necessarily.