Ontological Argument Flashcards
(10 cards)
Who was the original creator of the ontological argument
St anselm
What is the ontological argument
an ontological argument is a deductive philosophical argument, made from an ontological basis, that is advanced in support of the existence of God. Such arguments tend to refer to the state of being or existing.
What is a deductive argument
The conclusion has to be true
Critique of god is the greatest good so therefore has to exist
Goodness is subjective and something doesn’t have to exist to be good(eg the perfect island GAUNILO)
If you can define god into existence can you do the same for Santa
What did gaunilo say(critique of st anselm)
How can you bring god the greatest good into existence what about the perfect island
What religion was St anselm
A Christian monk
Why did st anselms religion lead him to believe
-Faith comes before reason
-believed god existed and he is the source of ultimate good
-“I believe in order to understand”
-psalms 14:1 “truly there is a god although the fool has said in his heart there is no god “
Gaunilos paint analogy
An artist knows an understand what he is going to make but it doesn’t exist yet.(like god ?)
Premise one(of the first ontological argument)
God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived
what does Descartes say about the ontological argument.
