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) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe article presents an argument for God's existence grounded in the idea that the mere possibility of God necessitates God's actual existence as a foundation. After outlining this argument, the author compares it to other arguments for God, particularly one from Descartes's Third Meditation. Various objections are addressed, and the article concludes by offering a non-theistic version of the argument, showing its broader philosophical relevance.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Philosophy |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key finding | 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.