ontologicial (philosophy)

Question 1

What is Anslem’s Proslogian 2?

Answer 1

By definition, God is greatest
To be the greatest, God must be in re, not in intellectu

Question 2

What is Anselm’s Proslogian 3?

Answer 2

God is a necessary existence
A necessary existence is greater than a contingent one
Therefore, by definition, as existence is necessary, God’s existence is necessary

Question 3

What is the painter analogy?

Answer 3

A painter has an idea (in intellectu)
The painter paints the idea (in re and intellectu)
Painting in reality is greater

Question 4

What is Guanilo’s criticism?

Answer 4

It is illogical: justifies the existence of anything
PERFECT ISLAND: imagine an island with anything on it
According to Anselm, it would now exist, as it would be the greatest thing you can imagine

Question 5

What is the criticism of Guanilo’s argument?

Answer 5

He uses contingent examples when God is necessary

Question 6

What does Descartes say about the idea of God?

Answer 6

It’s innate
God is perfect, and so God’s existence is a predicate as perfection is an inherent quality –> analytic

Question 7

What is Kant’s criticism of Descartes argument?

Answer 7

Existence is NOT a predicate, as that would imply that information about nature is told, which it is not
Therefore: not analytical, requires evidence

Question 8

What is Malcolm’s criticism?

Answer 8

Proslogian 2: God is unlimited, so he must be necessary
Either impossible or necessary
As there is evidence for God’s existence, must accept that God exists

Question 9

What did Descartes believe?

Answer 9

In his own existence, but nothing else: no empirical evidence

Question 10

What does inductive mean?

Answer 10

Draw a general conclusion from specific obversations: persuade

Question 11

What does a priori mean?

Answer 11

Does not depend on empirical evidence: logic ONLY