A modified Meditation: exploring a grounding modal ontological argument

I present an argument for God's existence based on the idea that the possibility of God requires the existence of God as a ground. After setting this argument out, I compare it to other arguments for God, concentrating on an argument from Descartes's Third Meditation. I then address variou...

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Autore principale: Kearns, Stephen (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: 2022
In: Religious studies
Anno: 2022, Volume: 58, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 801-813
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Descartes, René 1596-1650, philosophia 3-5 / Prova ontologica dell'esistenza di Dio / Questione dell'esistenza di Dio
Notazioni IxTheo:AB Filosofia delle religioni
NBC Dio
Altre parole chiave:B Grounding
B Ontological Argument
B modal ontological argument
B meditations
B Descartes
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Riepilogo:I present an argument for God's existence based on the idea that the possibility of God requires the existence of God as a ground. After setting this argument out, I compare it to other arguments for God, concentrating on an argument from Descartes's Third Meditation. I then address various objections and conclude by setting out a non-theistic version of the argument.
ISSN:1469-901X
Comprende:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412521000421