Definition of ontological argument in English:

ontological argument

noun

Philosophy

The argument that God, being defined as most great or perfect, must exist, since a God who exists is greater than a God who does not.
Compare with cosmological argument and teleological argument
Example sentencesExamples
- So, in the end, all three arguments reduce to the ontological argument, which tells us that God must exist, since existence belongs to the very concept of God.
- The most important of those proofs were the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, and the teleological argument.
- A third argument - now dubbed the ontological argument - maintains that the greatest possible being must exist since it is logically contradictory to assert otherwise.
- Does anybody else know of any other ontological arguments?
- However, the contention that the cosmological argument depends on the ontological argument is based on a confusion.

Definition of ontological argument in US English:

ontological argument

nounˌän(t)əˌläjəkəl ˈärɡyəmənt

Philosophy

The argument that God, being defined as most great or perfect, must exist, since a God who exists is greater than a God who does not.
Compare with argument from design, cosmological argument, and teleological argument
Example sentencesExamples
- The most important of those proofs were the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, and the teleological argument.
- A third argument - now dubbed the ontological argument - maintains that the greatest possible being must exist since it is logically contradictory to assert otherwise.
- So, in the end, all three arguments reduce to the ontological argument, which tells us that God must exist, since existence belongs to the very concept of God.
- However, the contention that the cosmological argument depends on the ontological argument is based on a confusion.
- Does anybody else know of any other ontological arguments?

单词	ontological argument
释义	Definition of ontological argument in English: ontological argument noun Philosophy The argument that God, being defined as most great or perfect, must exist, since a God who exists is greater than a God who does not. Compare with cosmological argument and teleological argument Example sentencesExamples So, in the end, all three arguments reduce to the ontological argument, which tells us that God must exist, since existence belongs to the very concept of God. The most important of those proofs were the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, and the teleological argument. A third argument - now dubbed the ontological argument - maintains that the greatest possible being must exist since it is logically contradictory to assert otherwise. Does anybody else know of any other ontological arguments? However, the contention that the cosmological argument depends on the ontological argument is based on a confusion. Definition of ontological argument in US English: ontological argument nounˌän(t)əˌläjəkəl ˈärɡyəmənt Philosophy The argument that God, being defined as most great or perfect, must exist, since a God who exists is greater than a God who does not. Compare with argument from design, cosmological argument, and teleological argument Example sentencesExamples The most important of those proofs were the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, and the teleological argument. A third argument - now dubbed the ontological argument - maintains that the greatest possible being must exist since it is logically contradictory to assert otherwise. So, in the end, all three arguments reduce to the ontological argument, which tells us that God must exist, since existence belongs to the very concept of God. However, the contention that the cosmological argument depends on the ontological argument is based on a confusion. Does anybody else know of any other ontological arguments?
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