PPT-The Ontological Argument

Kevin Rogers Arthur Schopenhauer 1788 1860 German Philosopher View of OA Sleight of hand trick Charming joke Bertrand Russell 1872 1970 It is much easier to be persuaded that ontological arguments are no good than it is to say exactly what is wrong with them. Ontological Arrogance By Fred Kofman PRODUCTIVITY KILLERS SERIES 4 brPage 2br PRODUCTIVITY KILLERS SERIES 6 2 Ontological Arrogance The form of the argument is that of a reductio ad absurdum argument Such an argument works like this Suppose P If P then Q But Q is absurd ie im plies a contradiction Therefore P is false or not the case Anselm begins with a stipulative definition o Quine On What There Is. The Problem of Ontology: What is there?. physical objects?. fictional characters?. numbers?. ideas?. colors?. God?. The Present King of France?. Pegasus?. The Back-Story: Russell’s Theory of Descriptions. metamodelling. revisited: . A (failed) language use approach. By Matt Selway. KSE Lab Meeting – 6 March 2014. Eriksson, O., Henderson-Sellers, B., and . Agerfalk. , P.J. (2013), ‘Ontological and linguistic . PHIL/RS 335. The Ontological Argument. The ontological argument was first articulated in Chapter 2 of Anselm’s . Proslogion. .. Archbishop of Canterbury, Doctor of the Church; born in 1033 at . Aosta. The . argument(s. ) that form the background of the course. • the relevance of pushing political philosophy and theory of democracy to the level a philosophical reflection on . the political . or of . On The Ontological Argument Introduction The ontological argument is one of the th Page 1 of 6 On The Ontological Argument Richmond Journal of Philosophy 3 (Spring 2003) Stephen Grant but flatly d Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716).. Key text: . Philosophical Papers and Letters.. Rationalist.. Sought to demonstrate that God’s necessary existence, as a concept, contained no contradictions and thus is logically possible.. reason. Arguments based on . observation. What are you most struggling with. ?. Write any . questions. on your post it note.. Group Quiz…. Round one: Teleological arguments. What is “Teleological argument”?. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. Descartes on clear and distinct ideas. Clear and distinct ideas can be known to be true. Clear: Present, accessible to the attentive mind. Argument. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. (c) Michael Lacewing. Clear and distinct ideas and truth. Consider: you can think that there can be triangles . whose internal angles don’t add up to 180°. But reflection proves this impossible.. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. (c) Michael Lacewing. Necessary existence. ‘. God is the greatest possible being’ is a logically necessary . truth. It . is part of our concept of . The Problem of Ontology: What is there?. physical objects?. fictional characters?. numbers?. ideas?. colors?. God?. The Present King of France?. Pegasus?. The Back-Story: Russell’s Theory of Descriptions. In the dynamic landscape of leadership development, Mina Satori emerges as a catalyst for change, particularly in the realm of women\'s leadership. Her approach, rooted in ontological coaching, transcends conventional methodologies, focusing on the essence of being and becoming. Mina\'s journey as an Ontological Coach has been marked by a commitment to empowering women to embrace their authentic selves and lead with purpose.