Philosophy Dictionary of ArgumentsHome
| |||
|
| |||
| Proof of God’s existence: Proofs of God are attempts to prove the existence of God through thinking. Examples are argumentations from an imagined initial or final state or from the attribution of qualities that would be contradictory without the existence of God._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
| Author | Concept | Summary/Quotes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Peter M. Simons on Proof of God’s Existence - Dictionary of Arguments
I 321 Cosmological Proof of God/independence/Bolzano/Simons: ...if there is a class of related things, there must be something unconditioned outside this class, of which it is dependend. It must be outside, because if it was within, it would be self-caused. Simons pro but with some modification. Unconditional/unconditioned/Bolzano/Simons: the unconditional does not have to be God. >Dependence, >Independence, >Absoluteness._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Simons I P. Simons Parts. A Study in Ontology Oxford New York 1987 |
||
> Counter arguments against Simons
> Counter arguments in relation to Proof of God’s Existence
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28