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Ontological Arguments

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Part of Classic Philosophical Arguments

Graham Oppy, Peter Millican, Brian Leftow, Lawrence Nolan, Maria Rosa Antognazza, Lawrence Pasternack, Michael Inwood, Alexander Pruss, Michael J. Almeida, Joshua Rasmussen, Graham Oddie, Joshua Spencer, Peter van Inwagen, Graham Priest
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  • Date Published: November 2018
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781107559127

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  • 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.

    • Includes chapters on the history of ontological arguments, including key historical figures
    • Presents a wide variety of forms of ontological arguments
    • Contains topics relevant to the assessment of ontological arguments, including conceivability and possibility, begging the question, and the nature of existence
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    'The volume will serve as an excellent text for advanced courses on philosophical theology or seminars on ontological arguments, and even as a supplementary text for surveys of philosophy of religion. Otherwise it makes a nice addition to the student library …' Kevin J. Harrelson, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion

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    • Date Published: November 2018
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781107559127
    • length: 294 pages
    • dimensions: 246 x 173 x 16 mm
    • weight: 0.54kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Introduction: ontological arguments in focus Graham Oppy
    1. Anselm Peter Millican
    2. Aquinas Brian Leftow
    3. Descartes Lawrence Nolan
    4. Leibniz Maria Rosa Antognazza
    5. Kant Lawrence Pasternack
    6. Hegel Michael Inwood
    7. Gödel Alexander Pruss
    8. Lewis Michael J. Almeida
    9. Plantinga Joshua Rasmussen
    10. Tichý Graham Oddie
    11. Conceivability and possibility Joshua Spencer
    12. Begging the question Peter van Inwagen
    13. Existence Graham Priest.

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    Graham Oppy, Monash University, Victoria
    Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University, Victoria, and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities. He has published a number of books, most recently Reinventing Philosophy of Religion (2014), Describing Gods (Cambridge, 2014), Naturalism and Religion (2018) and, co-authored with Nick Trakakis, Interreligious Philosophical Dialogues (2017).

    Contributors

    Graham Oppy, Peter Millican, Brian Leftow, Lawrence Nolan, Maria Rosa Antognazza, Lawrence Pasternack, Michael Inwood, Alexander Pruss, Michael J. Almeida, Joshua Rasmussen, Graham Oddie, Joshua Spencer, Peter van Inwagen, Graham Priest

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