Format:
1 Online-Ressource
Edition:
1 [edition]
ISBN:
9781316402443
Series Statement:
Classic philosophical arguments
Content:
Ontological arguments are one of the main classes of arguments for the existence of God, and have been influential from the Middle Ages right up until the present time. This accessible volume offers a comprehensive survey and assessment of them, starting with a sequence of chapters charting their history - from Anselm and Aquinas, via Descartes, Leibniz, Kant and Hegel, to Gödel, Plantinga, Lewis and Tichý. This is followed by chapters on the most important topics to have emerged in the discussion of ontological arguments: the relationship between conceivability and possibility, the charge that ontological arguments beg the question, and the nature of existence. The volume as a whole shows clearly how these arguments emerged and developed, how we should think about them, and why they remain important today
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107123632
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781107123632
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/9781316402443
URL:
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