Kant's Neglected Objection to the Ontological Argument

This paper argues that Kant’s most famous objection to the ontological argument - that existence is not a real predicate - is not, in fact, his most effective objection, and that his ‘neglected objection’ to the argument deserves to be better known. It shows that Kant clearly anticipates William Row...

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Main Author: Slater, Michael R. 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham [2014]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 179-184
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kant, Immanuel 1724-1804, Kritik der reinen Vernunft (1781). Transzendentale Elementarlehre. Die transzendentale Logik. Die transzendentale Analytik. Von der Deduktion der reinen Verstandesbegriffe / Ontology / Proof of God's existence
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
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Summary:This paper argues that Kant’s most famous objection to the ontological argument - that existence is not a real predicate - is not, in fact, his most effective objection, and that his ‘neglected objection’ to the argument deserves to be better known. It shows that Kant clearly anticipates William Rowe’s later objection that the argument begs the question, and discusses why Kant himself seems to have overlooked the force of this criticism in his attempt to demolish the traditional proofs for God’s existence.
Contains:Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v6i2.185