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Ontological Arguement Flashcards

1
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Anselm’s dates

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1033-1109

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What did Anselm do?

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Arch Bishop of Canterbury

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Who are the main criticisers?

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Kant and Gaunilo

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Gaunilo’s criticisms

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using the argument, Anselm could easily claim that other things existed which don’t

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who was Gaunilo?

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a monk of Anselm’s

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what was Gaunilos example?

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a perfect island

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Kant’s dates

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1724-1804

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Kant’s argument

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it is not possible for a non-existent thing to instantiate any properties because there is nothing for it to form any on

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Why is the second argument better?

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Less vulnerable to Kantian and Gaunilo criticisms than the first

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The first argument - 1

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  1. God is a being than which none greater can be imagined
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The first argument - 2

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  1. God exists as an idea in the mind.
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The first argument - 3

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  1. 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.
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The first argument - 4

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  1. If God exists only as an idea in the mind, then we can imagine something that is greater than God
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The first argument - 5

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  1. But we cannot imagine something that is greater than God
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The first argument - 6

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  1. Therefore, God exists.
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The second argument - 1

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  1. God is a being than which none greater can be imagined.
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The second argument - 2

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  1. A being that necessarily exists in reality is greater than a being that does not necessarily exist.
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The second argument - 3

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  1. If God exists as an idea in the mind but does not necessarily exist in reality, then we can imagine something that is greater than God.
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The second argument - 4

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  1. But we cannot imagine something that is greater than God.
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The second argument - 5

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  1. Thus, if God exists in the mind as an idea, then God necessarily exists in reality.
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The second argument - 6

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  1. God exists in the mind as an idea.
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The second argument - 7

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  1. Therefore, God necessarily exists in reality.
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The first argument - 1

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  1. God is a being than which none greater can be imagined
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The first argument - 2

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  1. God exists as an idea in the mind.
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The first argument - 3

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  1. 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.
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The first argument - 4

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  1. If God exists only as an idea in the mind, then we can imagine something that is greater than God
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The first argument - 5

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  1. But we cannot imagine something that is greater than God
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The first argument - 6

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  1. Therefore, God exists.

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