The ontological argument and Russell's antinomy

Logic and Logical Philosophy 18 (3-4):309-312 (2009)
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In this short note we respond to the claim made by Christopher Viger in [4] that Anselm’s so-called ontological argument falls prey to Russell’s paradox. We show that Viger’s argument is based on a flawed premise and hence does not in fact demonstrate what he claims it demonstrates

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10.12775/llp.2009.015

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Sara L. Uckelman
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St. Anselm's ontological argument succumbs to Russell's paradox.Christopher Viger - 2002 - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 52 (3):123-128.
Anselm and Russell.Maciej Nowicki - 2006 - Logic and Logical Philosophy 15 (4):355-368.

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