The Ontological Argument Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is the Ontological Argument also known as?
Arguments based on reason
Who was the Ontological Argument developed by?
Anselm
What is ‘onto’ for?
The existence of God
What does ‘onto’ mean?
Quality which means it has to exist
What does the argument attempt to do?
Attempts to argue for God without reference to sense experience
Is the argument a priori or a posteriori?
Argument is a priori
What does a posteriori mean?
After experience
What does a priori mean?
Prior experience
What does inductive mean?
It assumes what has happened and leaves uncertain conclusions
What is an example of ‘inductive’?
Cosmological and teleological argument
What does deductive mean?
You don’t have to prove it as there is valid proof
What is an example of ‘deductive’?
All labradors are dogs, jerry is a labrador, jerry is a dog
What is analytic?
Based on true definitions
What is an example of ‘analytic’?
All triangles have 3 sides
How is Anselm of Canterbury wrote?
Written as a prayer
Does Gaunilo accept or reject this argument?
He rejects the entire argument
What is something that Gaunilo says about the argument?
‘on behalf of the fool’
What does Gaunilo do to share his views?
He draws a parallel with a lost island to share his views
Does Aquinas accept or reject this argument?
He rejects the argument
What does Aquinas claim about God?
He claims we don’t have an agreed definition of God
Does Aquinas believe that God exists?
Aquinas says ‘God exists’ is analtyically true but we don’t know this to be the case
Does Kant accept or reject this argument?
He rejects it
