A contemporary defense of the Hegelian ontological argument

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https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.v9iesp.61870

Keywords:

God, Hegel, Ontological argument

Abstract

The ontological arguments for the existence of God are some of the most controversial arguments in the history of philosophy. Although the argument inaugurated by Anselm of Canterbury had great historical defenders, such as René Descartes, Gottfried Leibniz and Kurt Gödel, it also had important names among the objectors, such as Thomas Aquinas, David Hume and Immanuel Kant. In this paper, I intend to fill the lack of attention to the writings of G.W.F. Hegel on the ontological argument. I will argue that the Hegelian formalization of the ontological argument is able to overcome some of the classical and contemporary objections that are raised to the ontological argument, thus enabling the resurgence of a strong argument for the existence of God.

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Gabriel Reis de Oliveira, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutorando em Filosofia pelo programa de Pós-graduação em Filosofia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS. Mestre pelo programa de pós-graduação em Lógica e Metafísica da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Bolsista de doutorado do CNPq. Pesquisas no projeto "LATAM Bridges in The Epistemology of Religion", financiado pela Fundação John Templeton.

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2022-04-03

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Reis de Oliveira, G. (2022). A contemporary defense of the Hegelian ontological argument. Aufklärung, 9(esp), p.69–82. https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.v9iesp.61870

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Vol. 9 No. esp (2022): Philosophy of Religion by Hegel and Feuerbach

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