Climacus and the Arguments for God’s Existence

This article offers an evaluation of Climacus’ objections to the arguments for the existence of God. With one exception (the critique of the ontological argument, which seems to anticipate the contemporary logico-empiricist position), these objections are found wanting. In the first general objectio...

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Main Author: Teodorescu, Valentin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2015
In: Kierkegaard studies. Yearbook
Year: 2015, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-78
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
TJ Modern history
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