The ontological argument: an “office” solution

There are two important facts that prevent the success of the so called "ontological argument": 1) the use of the concept of existence as a real predicate and 2) the confusion of de re and de dicto modalities. The article considers a way to overcome the former problem proposed by the Czech...

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Main Author: Gorbatova Yu.
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 2013-10-01
Series:Кантовский сборник
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Online Access:https://journals.kantiana.ru/upload/iblock/a15/Gorbatova_78-85.pdf
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description There are two important facts that prevent the success of the so called "ontological argument": 1) the use of the concept of existence as a real predicate and 2) the confusion of de re and de dicto modalities. The article considers a way to overcome the former problem proposed by the Czech logician Pavel Tichý.
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The ontological argument: an “office” solution
Кантовский сборник
ontological argument
concept of existence
I. Kant
P. Tichý
semantics of possible worlds
title The ontological argument: an “office” solution
title_full The ontological argument: an “office” solution
title_fullStr The ontological argument: an “office” solution
title_full_unstemmed The ontological argument: an “office” solution
title_short The ontological argument: an “office” solution
title_sort ontological argument an office solution
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concept of existence
I. Kant
P. Tichý
semantics of possible worlds
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