LEIBNIZ’S INTERPRETATION OF THE ONTOLOGIAL ARGUMENT

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  • Andréa Maria Cordeiro (PUCRS) PUCRS

Abstract

The ontological argument was created by St. Anselm to prove the existence of God. He tried to prove the a priori God’s existence by an argument which not depends from external experiences. He also seeks to pass from the simply concept of God to his existence. In turn, although Leibniz defends the Anselm’s ontological proof he adds that it is not sufficient just prove ideally the reality of a perfect and infinite being, but demonstrate his possibility previously. In the first part of this paper we will describe the Anselm’s ontological argument. In the second part we will explain how Leibniz have interpreted and complemented it.

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Andréa Maria Cordeiro (PUCRS), PUCRS

Filosofia do Conhecimento e da Linhuagem

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Published

2009-12-03

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Cordeiro (PUCRS), A. M. (2009). LEIBNIZ’S INTERPRETATION OF THE ONTOLOGIAL ARGUMENT. Intuitio, 2(3), 56–64. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/intuitio/article/view/5994

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2009)

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