Does St Anselm Beg the Question?

The following objection to the ‘ontological’ argument of St Anselm (Proslogion II) has a continuing importance. The argument begs the question by introducing into the first premise the name ‘God’. In order for something to be truly talked about, to have properties truly attributed to it—it has been...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Philosophy (London) 1975-07, Vol.50 (193), p.271-281
1. Verfasser:	Devine, Philip E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Circular logic Concept of being Definite descriptions Existence Fictitious names Imaginary objects Literary characters Ontological arguments Paraphrase Writers
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