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Higher‐Order Ontological Arguments
Author(s) -
Oppy Graham
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2008.00169.x
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , epistemology , principal (computer security) , order (exchange) , range (aeronautics) , work (physics) , ontological argument , philosophy , computer science , philosophy of religion , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , finance , aerospace engineering , operating system
This paper discusses recent work on higher‐order ontological arguments, including work on arguments due to Gödel, Maydole and Pruss. After setting out a range of these arguments, the paper seeks to highlight the principal difficulties that these kinds of arguments confront. One important aim of the paper is to cast light on Gödel's ontological argument by way of an examination of a range of related higher‐order arguments.