A modified Meditation: exploring a grounding modal ontological argument
Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion November 3, 2021 DOI: 10.1017/s0034412521000421 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that the possibility of God logically requires God's existence as a ground for that possibility. |
Abstract
Abstract I present an argument for God's existence based on the idea that the possibility of God requires the existence of God as a ground. After setting this argument out, I compare it to other arguments for God, concentrating on an argument from Descartes's Third Meditation. I then address various objections and conclude by setting out a non-theistic version of the argument.