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[...] there is still the fact of the matter (perhaps unknown or bracketed by the disputants) about whether the object exists in reality, nonetheless. Since theist and atheist refer to the same object of thought, one of them is mistaken about a property that the (shared) object of thought has or lack...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Review of metaphysics 2010-09, Vol.64 (1), p.31-54
Hauptverfasser:	BAKER, LYNNE RUDDER, MATTHEWS, GARETH B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abstract objects Analysis Anselm of Canterbury, Saint Anselm of Canterbury, Saint (1033-1109) Concept of being Definite descriptions Existence God Imaginary objects Metaphysics Nothingness Ontological arguments Ontology Philosophical object Philosophy Reality Thought
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Zusammenfassung:	[...] there is still the fact of the matter (perhaps unknown or bracketed by the disputants) about whether the object exists in reality, nonetheless. Since theist and atheist refer to the same object of thought, one of them is mistaken about a property that the (shared) object of thought has or lacks; indeed, one is mistaken about the ontological status of the object of thought.54 The point of the ontological argument is to show that the claim that that than which none greater can be thought does not exist in reality leads to contradiction.
ISSN:	0034-6632 2154-1302