Modal appearances and the modal ontological argument

In a recent paper in this journal, McIntosh (2021) argues that a modalized version of an epistemic principle of phenomenal conservativism can be used to successfully defend the key possibility premise of the modal ontological argument for the existence of God. I argue, however, that such a defense o...

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Main Author: Simpson, James (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 96, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-92
Further subjects:B Modal ontological argument
B God
B Modal appearances
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Summary:In a recent paper in this journal, McIntosh (2021) argues that a modalized version of an epistemic principle of phenomenal conservativism can be used to successfully defend the key possibility premise of the modal ontological argument for the existence of God. I argue, however, that such a defense of the possibility premise is not going to be successful even if one concedes a number of contentious claims to McIntosh.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-024-09916-2