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The ontological argument
In William J. Wainwright (ed.), The Oxford handbook of philosophy of religion. New York: Oxford University Press (2005)
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This chapter presents and critically discusses the main historical variants of the “ontological argument,” a form of a priori argument for the existence of God pioneered by Anselm of Canterbury. I assess the contributions of Anselm, Descartes, Leibniz, and Gödel, and criticisms by Gaunilo, Kant, and Oppy among others.Author's Profile
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