The Belief in Reality and the Reality of Belief

Giornale di Metafisica 17 (1-2):71-85 (1995)
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Abstract

The ontological arguments (OA) discussion is about the relations between essence and existence, and between analytic and synthetic judgments. Rationalists asserts that essence determines existence. Empiricists assert that existence cannot be deduced from thought. However, both made the error of disconnecting the objective existence of God from subjective thought about Him. We propose to demonstrate two interconnected theses: A) In the course of its historical development, the OA did not manage to refute empiricist critiques. B) His existence is only partial, since a full existence needs two sources; an idea and a sense-datum.(edited)

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Oded Balaban
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Where Does the Ontological Argument Go Wrong?Patrick J. McGrath - 1984 - Philosophical Studies (Dublin) 30:144-164.
Where Does the Ontological Argument Go Wrong?Patrick J. McGrath - 1984 - Philosophical Studies (Dublin) 30:144-164.

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