The relevance of Kant's objection to Anselm's ontological argument
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20313141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Heathwood (0000-0002-9428-3720, University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 345-357 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034412510000314 |
| OpenAlex | W2152136155 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
The most famous objection to the ontological argument is given in Kant's dictum that existence is not a real predicate. But it is not obvious how this slogan is supposed to relate to the ontological argument. Some, most notably Alvin Plantinga, have even judged Kant's dictum to be totally irrelevant to Anselm's version of the ontological argument. In this paper I argue, against Plantinga and others, that Kant's claim is indeed relevant to Anselm's argument, in the straightforward sense that if the claim is true, then Anselm's argument is unsound
Argument (complex analysis) · Epistemology · Existence of God · Ontological argument · Philosophy of religion · Predicate (mathematical logic) · Relevance (law) · Theism · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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Anselm and Actuality
Problems from Kant
On the Logic of the Ontological Argument
The Logical Structure of Anselm's Arguments
Kant's Objection to the Ontological Argument
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |