Ontological

Question 1

who created the ontological argument

Answer 1

saint anselm - philosopher and theologian of the catholic church

Question 2

technical terms for the ontological argument

Answer 2

a priori
deduc

Question 3

what is the ontological argument

Answer 3

the proposition - God exists - contains the predicate - exists - in relation to the subject - God - so God must exist.

Question 4

anselm God meaning

Answer 4

God is ‘that than which nothing greater can be conceived’

Question 5

kant against

Answer 5

existence is not a predicate (a predicate is something that gives information about a subject
quote = being is not a real predicate

Question 6

what example did kant use

Answer 6

he used the example of thalers (the prussian currency of his day)
- it is possible to describe the appearance and the feel of thalers
- but to say that the thalers exist says nothing more about them
- there is no divergence regarding a concept of 100 thalers and 100 thalers that actually exist

Question 7

what book does gaunilo present his argument against anselm in

Answer 7

on behalf of the fool

Question 8

what is anselms argument against

Answer 8

the lost island is that which nothing greater can be conceived

• if anselms proof for the existence of a greatest conceivable being were sound, then we could give a sound proof for the existence of a greatest conceivable island
• we cannot give a sound proof of the existence of a greatest conceivable island.
• anselms proof for the existence of a greatest conceivable being is not sound.

Question 9

proslogium 3

Answer 9

anselm said God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived