The weaknesses of the Ontological Argument give support to Atheism. Discuss this claim (12 marks) Anselm’s ontological argument described in part (a)‚ was refuted in his own lifetime‚ by Gaunilo‚ who demonstrated in a reduction ad absurdum of his own‚ that if the logic of the argument were applied to things other than God‚ it led to invalid conclusions. Gaunilo didn’t identify any specific fault with the argument‚ but argued that something must be wrong with it‚ because if there wasn’t anything
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deduce conclusions or proof from this conception. In line two‚ he asserts that if God‚ or x is the most perfect object thought‚ it then follows also that x exists either in the understanding or reality. Line 3 follows from this assertion. In line 4 Anselm asserts that if x exists in the understanding only‚ then something else greater can be thought and that being greater‚ it then must exist in reality. In line 5 he restates his assertion in line one‚ and concludes that x then exists in reality.
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The Trademark Argument In Meditations on First Philosophy‚ René Descartes sought metaphysical certainty. Along with finding metaphysical certainty‚ Descartes also wanted to defeat the view of skeptics‚ who argued and strongly held the notion that knowledge is impossible. He questioned where beliefs came from and how they were acquired. In the First Meditation‚ he casts all of his knowledge into doubt. In the Second Meditation‚ he comes to the strong conclusion of the cogito. “As long as I am thinking
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Heidegger‚ Kant‚ and the Ontological Argument In the introduction to The Basic Problems of Phenomenology‚ Martin Heidegger explains that throughout the history of philosophy‚ there has been many discoveries of the “domains of being” viz.‚ “nature‚ space‚ and soul”.1 Yet‚ none of these discoveries could be understood in a way that explains “their specific being.”2 As an example‚ Heidegger interprets this problem as the reason Plato understood why the soul‚ along with its logos‚ was a different
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theories for and against the existence of God. For example: the Faith- based Arguments‚ Pascal’s Wager‚ James’s Will to Believe‚ the Contingency Argument and several more. The argument being analysed here however is Ontological argument given by St. Anselm and its counter-argument. In St. Anselm’s argument‚ God has been thought by the definition: ‘the entity (or being) than which none greater can be conceived’ 1 in the human mind and does not depend upon the world and its existence in any way whatsoever
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Throughout the history of the church there has been much debate about the nature of free will because it is difficult for us to understand how God’s omniscience‚ specifically his knowledge of what is to come‚ allows for anything to be done freely. However‚ through studying the nature of free will from Ansel’s perspective‚ it is easier to understand how our will is actually free‚ and as a result the position of Augustine on the nature of our will‚ the one which the Catholic Church holds as doctrine
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Noor Khan ID #1307023900 February 19th 2014 “What are the different proofs presented for the existence of God? Discuss those proofs and state whether they convince you or not and why?” PHIL 201 – Section C Word Count: 1‚898 I pledge this is my own work. God: All-Seeing‚ All-Hearing‚ Almighty‚ and all fiction? Believers indicate God as an all-powerful‚ divine being of supreme devotion. Yet‚ even though the belief in God and the worship of his power are reliant‚ they
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unique and perfect cost which is immediately explicative of all beings in its different modalities of nature and of action. Augustine establishes the existence of God‚ the source of all truth‚ through philosophical truths. 2. St Anselm and Peter Abelard For St. Anselm: Famous Formula: "Credo ut intellicam: I believe that I may have a full understanding." God means the most perfect being that can be thought of. Therefore‚ God must exist‚ otherwise he would not be the most perfect conceivable being
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Is proof for the existence of God necessary? PHI 208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor September 17‚ 2013 Is proof for the existence of God necessary? When you ask a human how the universe evolved some will say that man created the universe. Next question‚ how can man create something in outer space? Now the room is silent‚ why is that? How can you answer a question that cannot be answered? So why do you need proof that God exist‚ what will that prove‚ that people are actually
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Sean Madden September 17‚ 2007 Philosophy Reflection Paper #2 Anselmian theism is a set of beliefs having to do with the existence of God according to St. Anselm. The existence of God as explained by Anselmian theism: God exists in every possible world and thus in every possible situation. This definition of Anselmian theism relates very heavily with Anselm’s definition of God which states‚ "That than which nothing greater can be conceived". Anselmian theism expresses that God is ever
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