Philosophy 1020 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Constructionism, Uterus, Axial Age
28 Nov 2012
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September 13, 2012: the ontological argument, some history and some language, anselm of canterbury, "argument, "ontological, digression on sasquatches: definition and existence, expounding the argument, the argument: God is (df. ) that being than which none greater can be imagined. Other things being equal, a being that exists is greater than one that does not exist. Therefore, there is a first mover: a problem with the first way: why not an infinite chain, the second way: the argument from causation, the argument. The chain of causes cannot go back to infinity. Therefore some thing(s) must exist not contingently but necessarily: a problems with the third way: presuppositions in the premises, the fourth way: the argument from degrees of excellence, the argument. More and less require a most and least . We acknowledge more and less good, more and less truly being, more and less perfect.
