tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post6296943502684497554..comments2024-03-29T02:27:32.635-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: HUME DIALOGUES PART FIVERobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-65435341723873764812011-09-26T20:41:52.293-04:002011-09-26T20:41:52.293-04:00btw, I love this series, and no offense was intend...btw, I love this series, and no offense was intended! Your efforts are much appreciated.Schimpfinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348844018944903352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-59512426176815117452011-09-26T20:29:32.499-04:002011-09-26T20:29:32.499-04:00"The Ontological Argument had its fifteen min..."The Ontological Argument had its fifteen minutes of fame as a consequence of Descartes' embrace of it, but was quickly dispatched to the "ash heap of history" by the refutations of Hume and Kant."<br /><br />This is inaccurate. It was revived directly after its Kantian dismissal by Hegel, and had a rich history in modern philosophy before Kant.<br /><br />Check out this review of a book on the subject:<br /><br />http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/24093-the-ontological-argument-from-descartes-to-hegel/Schimpfinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348844018944903352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-59137448332240976332011-09-26T19:06:29.124-04:002011-09-26T19:06:29.124-04:00The so-called Kalaam (or Kalam) argument proffered...The so-called Kalaam (or Kalam) argument proffered by William Lane Craig runs: Whatever begins to exist has a cause. I always wondered how we knew that about anything at the scale of a universe.John S. Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417266986565803683noreply@blogger.com