Ontological Arguments (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107559127)

Ontological 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.

Author: Graham Oppy
ISBN-10: 110755912X
ISBN-13: 9781107559127
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/08/2018
Pages: 294
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 6.90h x 9.50w x 0.60d