Cambridge University Press, 11/8/2018EAN 9781107123632, ISBN10: 1107123631Hardcover, 294 pages, 25.4 x 17.9 x 2 cmLanguage: EnglishOntological arguments are one of the main classes of arguments for the existence of God, and have been influential from the Middle Ages right up until the present time. This accessible volume offers a comprehensive survey and assessment of them, starting with a sequence of chapters charting their history - from Anselm and Aquinas, via Descartes, Leibniz, Kant and Hegel, to Gödel, Plantinga, Lewis and Tichý. This is followed by chapters on the most important topics to have emerged in the discussion of ontological arguments: the relationship between conceivability and possibility, the charge that ontological arguments beg the question, and the nature of existence. The volume as a whole shows clearly how these arguments emerged and developed, how we should think about them, and why they remain important today.Introductionontological arguments in focus Graham Oppy1. Anselm Peter Millican2. Aquinas Brian Leftow3. Descartes Lawrence Nolan4. Leibniz Maria Rosa Antognazza5. Kant Lawrence Pasternack6. Hegel Michael Inwood7. Gödel Alexander Pruss8. Lewis Michael J. Almeida9. Plantinga Joshua Rasmussen10. Tichý Graham Oddie11. Conceivability and possibility Joshua Spencer12. Begging the question Peter van Inwagen13. Existence Graham Priest.
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