The Ontological Argument, with a View to the Islamic Philosophy

Subject Areas : Philosophy

Dr. E. Rahmati ¹ ( ندارد )

Received: 2015-01-12 Accepted : 2015-01-12 Published : 2006-06-22

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Abstract :

One of the most famous arguments for existence of God in theWestern Philosophy is the Ontological argument. The basic ground forthis argument is st. Anselm's definition of God as that than which nogreater being can be conceived. The definition is comparable withMuslim Philosophers' definition of necessary being to the effect that