Arguments based on reason (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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What type of argument is the ontological argument?
What type of argument is the ontological argument?
A priori deductive proof for God's existence
Anselm's perspective in Proslogian
Anselm's perspective in Proslogian
Faith seeking understanding
Anselm's definition of God
Anselm's definition of God
That which nothing greater can be conceived
Anselm Form 1 key premise
Anselm Form 1 key premise
Real, existent beings are greater than imaginary beings
Anselm Form 2 key premise
Anselm Form 2 key premise
Contingent beings are inferior to necessary beings
Gaunilo's criticism method name
Gaunilo's criticism method name
Reductio ad absurdum
Gaunilo's perfect lost island shows what?
Gaunilo's perfect lost island shows what?
Absurdity of Anselm's logic by replacing 'God' with 'island'
Anselm's response to Gaunilo
Anselm's response to Gaunilo
God is necessary; island is contingent, not comparable
Descartes' view of God's existence
Descartes' view of God's existence
Supremely perfect, existence inseparable from essence
Kant's main criticism of ontological argument
Kant's main criticism of ontological argument
Existence is not a predicate
Definition: predicate
Definition: predicate
Part of sentence telling what something does or is
Hume's view on necessary existence
Hume's view on necessary existence
Not a coherent concept; all things are contingent
Russell's description of ontological arguments
Russell's description of ontological arguments
Cases of bad grammar
Frege: statements of existence are statements of...
Frege: statements of existence are statements of...
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Key strength of a priori arguments
Key strength of a priori arguments
Logically necessary; no empirical evidence needed