Icefield, William (2020) On inference from non-instantiated properties. [Preprint]
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Ontological arguments similar to Anslem's ontological argument and Godel's ontological argument implicitly rely on the paradox of entailment and inference from a non-instantiated property. But this is questionable reliance - there is a controversy as to whether one can actually infer from non-instantiated properties. This is more so, given that inference from a non-instantiated property allows us to prove existence of objects or beings that we find questionable. It is then argued that if we are to ban such questionable proofs, we should restrict scope of valid sentences. While we can infer about a non-instantiated property, inference from a non-instantiated property should be disallowed.
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| Keywords: | paradox of entailment, ontological arguments, property instantiation | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Applicability Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Epistemology Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Logic Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Ontology General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics |
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| Depositing User: | William Icefield | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2020 15:28 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2020 15:28 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 17006 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Applicability Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Epistemology Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Logic Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Ontology General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics |
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| Date: | 5 February 2020 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17006 |
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