Ontological Arguement Flashcards
1
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Anselm’s dates
A
1033-1109
2
Q
What did Anselm do?
A
Arch Bishop of Canterbury
3
Q
Who are the main criticisers?
A
Kant and Gaunilo
4
Q
Gaunilo’s criticisms
A
using the argument, Anselm could easily claim that other things existed which don’t
5
Q
who was Gaunilo?
A
a monk of Anselm’s
6
Q
what was Gaunilos example?
A
a perfect island
7
Q
Kant’s dates
A
1724-1804
8
Q
Kant’s argument
A
it is not possible for a non-existent thing to instantiate any properties because there is nothing for it to form any on
9
Q
Why is the second argument better?
A
Less vulnerable to Kantian and Gaunilo criticisms than the first
10
Q
The first argument - 1
A
- God is a being than which none greater can be imagined
11
Q
The first argument - 2
A
- God exists as an idea in the mind.
12
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The first argument - 3
A
- A being that exists as an idea in the mind and in reality is greater than a being that exists only as an idea in the mind.
13
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The first argument - 4
A
- If God exists only as an idea in the mind, then we can imagine something that is greater than God
14
Q
The first argument - 5
A
- But we cannot imagine something that is greater than God
15
Q
The first argument - 6
A
- Therefore, God exists.
