Murdoch's ontological argument

Cathy Mason, Matt Dougherty*

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

Anselm's ontological argument is an argument for the existence of God. This paper presents Iris Murdoch's ontological argument for the existence of the Good. It discusses her interpretation of Anselm's argument, her own distinctive appropriation of it, as well as some of the merits of her version of the argument. In doing so, it also shows how the argument integrates some key Murdochian ideas: morality's wide scope, the basicness of vision to morality, moral realism, and Platonism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)769-784
Number of pages16
JournalEuropean Journal of Philosophy
Volume31
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Aug 2022

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