Murdoch's ontological argument

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ID21603192
AuthorsCathy Mason (0000-0001-7272-1948, Department of Philosophy Central European University Vienna Austria), Matt Dougherty (0000-0003-4224-687X, Department of Philosophy University of Vienna Vienna Austria, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume31
Issue3
Pages769-784
Publication date2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-8373 • E-ISSN: 1468-0378
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ejop.12820
OpenAlexW4293009786
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited26

Anselm's ontological argument is an argument for the existence of God. This paper presents Iris Murdoch's ontological argument for the existence of the Good. It discusses her interpretation of Anselm's argument, her own distinctive appropriation of it, as well as some of the merits of her version of the argument. In doing so, it also shows how the argument integrates some key Murdochian ideas: morality's wide scope, the basicness of vision to morality, moral realism, and Platonism

Appropriation · Argument map · Epistemology · Linguistics · Morality · Ontological argument · Philosophy of religion · Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art · Philosophy · Philosophy and Literary Analysis · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism

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