title: On the Impossibility of Successful Ontological Arguments
creator: Franceschi, Paul
subject: Logic
description: In this paper I present a novel objection to ontological arguments. The argument concerns ontological arguments in general and has the general form of a reductio ad absurdum. Roughly, it rests on the fact that if a sound ontological argument were available, it would contradict the very nature of God. For God aims at maximizing the development of human good qualities (including thus faith) and if a successful ontological argument were available, faith would become unnecessary. Lastly, I review several objections that can be raised against the present argument.
date: 2003-03
type: Preprint
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
identifier: http://cogprints.org/2850/1/ontarg-en.pdf
identifier:   Franceschi, Paul  (2003) On the Impossibility of Successful Ontological Arguments.  [Preprint]     
relation: http://cogprints.org/2850/