The Ontological Argument and the Devil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10691035 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yujin Nagasawa (0000-0002-9907-7205, University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 238 |
| Pages | 72-91 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9213.2008.603.x |
| OpenAlex | W2057262268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The ‘parody objection’ to the ontological argument for the existence of God advances parallel arguments apparently proving the existence of various absurd entities. I discuss recent versions of the parody objection concerning the existence of ‘AntiGod’ and the devil, as introduced by Peter Millican and Timothy Chambers. I argue that the parody objection always fails, because any parody is either (i) not structurally parallel to the ontological argument, or (ii) not dialectically parallel to the ontological argument. Moreover, once a parody argument is modified in such a way that it avoids (i) and (ii), it is, ironically, no longer a parody – it is the ontological argument itself
Argument (complex analysis) · Argument map · Argumentation theory · Epistemology · Existence of God · Ontological argument · Philosophy of religion · Theism · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |