Lanros, Wynne Elizabeth
(2010)
And the Word Became Flesh: Logic and the Ontological Argument in Leibniz, Kant and Frege.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Historically, the philosophical literature on the ontological argument has primarily been concerned with the assessment of the argument in terms of its validity or lack thereof. Rarely have the logical foundations of validity itself been investigated in their relation to the argument. My thesis seeks to remedy this omission by investigating the correlation between changing conceptions of logic and ontological argumentation. To do so, I discuss the conceptions of logic employed by three of the most notable modern expositors of the ontological argument: Leibniz, Kant and Frege. I characterize their conceptions of logic in terms of formality and modality and subsequently relate these characterizations to their respective critiques of the ontological argument, establishing that an important correlation exists between one's conception of logic and one's assessment of ontological argumentation. In conclusion, I argue for the importance of understanding ontological argumentation not only in terms of its validity within a given conception of logic, but also in terms of the validity of the conception of logic itself.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
25 January 2010 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
2 December 2009 |
| Approval Date: |
25 January 2010 |
| Submission Date: |
7 December 2009 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Religious Studies |
| Degree: |
MA - Master of Arts |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
anselm; descartes; existence; formality; modality; predication; rational theology |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-12072009-223643/, etd-12072009-223643 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:09 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:53 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10165 |
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