Ontological Arguments

Ontological Arguments

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Philosophy

12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Ontological arguments claim that...

Back

...we can deduce God's existence from the concept of "God".

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who claimed that God is, "that than which nothing greater can be conceived."?

Back

Anselm

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why does Anselm reject the assertion, "God does not exist."?

Back

God must exist in order to be the greatest conceivable being.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the basic argument put forward by Gaunilo?

Back

Something doesn't have to exist just because it's conceivable.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

According to Descartes, what entails God's existence?

Back

God's perfect attributes, e.g. the omnis.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Applying Hume's fork suggests that "God exists," is...

Back

a synthetic statement.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does Kant mean when he says that existence isn't a predicate?

Back

Existence isn't a distinctive property of an object.

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