Kant's Pre-Critical Proof for God's Existence

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In his Beweisgrund (1762), Kant presents a sketch of "the only possible basis" for a proof of God's existence. In this essay, I attempt to present that proof as a valid and sound argument for the existence of God.

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Steven Merle Duncan
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