Ontological Arguement

Question 1

What does deductive mean?

Answer 1

If the premises are true the conclusion is true

Question 2

Priori

Answer 2

Statement to construct an arguement

Question 3

What is the ontological argument

Answer 3

For the existence of God based on the nature of being

Question 4

What is anslems arguement for god as the greatest being?

Answer 4

Proslogian- single rational proof of Gode existence in deductive form
Faith over reason
“I believe in order to understand”
Acceptance or Denial
“God is a being than which nothing greater can be conceived”
Exists in mind and reality reinforcing his greatness

Question 5

What is Anslems arguement as god has a necessary existence

Answer 5

Furthered from greatness
Not thought to not exists
Must be in reality

Question 6

What developments did discartes make

Answer 6

Perfect being with perfections possessed
Vague
Assume all attributes- Omni…
Positive
Triangle analogy- features to be a triangle
Mountains an valleys - god alone possesses the perfection proving his necessity

Question 7

What developments did Malcom make?

Answer 7

Unlimited 
No limits part of perfection 
With limits he wouldn’t be the greatest 
Neccesary not possible
Disagrees with decartes adding qualities and claim they existed 
Agrees with anslems greatness argument

Question 8

What challenge for Gaunilo give anslems

Answer 8

On behalf of the fool
Reduce ion ad absurdum structure 
Land better than anything 
Can’t bring something from the mind and make it reality even if it is amazing
Island analogy

Question 9

Immanuel Kant challenge to the ontological

Answer 9

Not accurate to describe any exaistance as perfection
Predicates an object can possess but doesn’t express the nature
100 thatchers exists doesn’t add so failed priori and failed proof