Existence as a Perfection: A Reconsideration of the Ontological Argument
Anselm's two ontological' arguments rest upon three fundamental assertions:(1) The idea of God is the idea of a being than which nothing more perfect is conceivable.(2) Whatever exists in the understanding and outside the understanding is more perfect than whatever exists in the understan...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[1968]
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Religious studies
Year: 1968, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 78-101 |
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| Summary: | Anselm's two ontological' arguments rest upon three fundamental assertions:(1) The idea of God is the idea of a being than which nothing more perfect is conceivable.(2) Whatever exists in the understanding and outside the understanding is more perfect than whatever exists in the understanding alone. (Prosologion 2)(3) Whatever cannot be conceived not to exist is more perfect than whatever can be conceived not to exist. (Proslogion 3) |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500003401 |