LEARNING FROM ANSELM´S ARGUMENT
Abstract Anselm’s original argument for the existence of God seems to pull in opposite directions. On the one hand, it is not easy to see what, if anything, is wrong with it; on the other, it seems incredible that the existence of a being like God could be proved entirely a priori. This paper presen...
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| description | Abstract Anselm’s original argument for the existence of God seems to pull in opposite directions. On the one hand, it is not easy to see what, if anything, is wrong with it; on the other, it seems incredible that the existence of a being like God could be proved entirely a priori. This paper presents a diagnosis of what seems to be wrong with Anselm’s original reasoning. The diagnosis is general enough to be of use elsewhere, and it is this: conceptual possibilities are inferential dead-ends, not free inference tickets to prove any substantial claim. It remains to be seen if other versions of Anselm’s original insight, both contemporary and not, fall into the same conceptual possibility trap. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1be6fcfa1d44c7ea08f7dc27c4449da2022-12-21T19:33:53ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasManuscrito2317-630X2021-12-0144441843310.1590/0100-6045.2021.v44n4.dmLEARNING FROM ANSELM´S ARGUMENTDESIDÉRIO MURCHOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9252-6162Abstract Anselm’s original argument for the existence of God seems to pull in opposite directions. On the one hand, it is not easy to see what, if anything, is wrong with it; on the other, it seems incredible that the existence of a being like God could be proved entirely a priori. This paper presents a diagnosis of what seems to be wrong with Anselm’s original reasoning. The diagnosis is general enough to be of use elsewhere, and it is this: conceptual possibilities are inferential dead-ends, not free inference tickets to prove any substantial claim. It remains to be seen if other versions of Anselm’s original insight, both contemporary and not, fall into the same conceptual possibility trap.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452021000400418&tlng=enAnselmOntological ArgumentConceptual PossibilityGod |
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