"Explain Anselm's Ontological Argument" (25)
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- "Explain Anselm's Ontological Argument' (25)
- 1) Priori Proof for Existence of God
- 1 - starts w/ premises tht don't depend on existence for justification
- 2 - proceeds by purely logical means to conclusion
- 3 - aim = refute the fool that...
- Understands claim that God exists
- Still doesn't believe God exists
- 2) First Version of Argument
- P1- Suppose GCB exists in mind & not reality
- P2- Existence in reality = greater than existence in mind alone
- P3- We can think of being tht exists in reality & mind
- P4- So there's a being greater than GCB
- P5- That's a contradiction - impossible
- CONC: GCB must exist in reality & mind - this is God
- 3) Second Version of Argument
- INTRO: 2nd argument centres on idea necessary existence
- P1- God = being nothing greater can be thought of
- P2- Something that can't be thought of not existing = greater than something that can be thought of not existing
- P3- So, it's impossible to think this being can't exist
- P4- This being is what we call God
- CONC: It's impossible to think God can't exist
- 1) Priori Proof for Existence of God
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